Parents and teachers are saying their voices aren't being heard by the board of education and that has them worried about the school's future.
PUT KIDS FIRST, PUTKIDS FIRSTTONIGHT -- A CALL TOPUT KIDS FIRST.TEACHERS ANDOTHER SUPPORTERSOF STUDENTS SEND ASTRONG MESSAGE TOTHEIR SCHOOLDISTRICT.GOOD EVENING.THE TEACHERSASSOCIATION ISWORRIED ABOUT THEFUTURE OF THE WESTVALLEY SCHOOLDISTRICT.THE SUPERINTENDENTINTENDS TO RETIRE ATTHE END OF THEUPCOMING SCHOOLYEAR.TONIGHT..JEFFRUSACK BRINGS USTHE MESSAGE THEUNION TRIED TO GETACROSS.DOZENS STOODOUTSIDE THE WESTVALLEY CENTRALSCHOOL AHEAD OF ASPECIAL BOARD OFEDUCATION MEETING.WE'RE PROTESTINGTHE BOARD OFEDUCATION'S LACK OFTRANSPARENCY.PARENTS ANDTEACHERS ARE SAYINGTHEIR VOICES AREN'TBEING HEARD BY THEBOARD OF EDUCATIONAND THAT HAS THEMWORRIED ABOUT THESCHOOL'S FUTURE.WE WANT SOMEASSURANCE TO THEFUTURE OF OURSCHOOL WE GOT AWONDERFUL LITTLESCHOOL HERE WE'VEHAD THREATS OVEROUR HEADS THESCHOOL BEINGMERGED OR ANNEXEDOR TUITIONED OUT FORYEARS AND UH THERE'SNO REASON FOR.DURING THE MEETING,BOARD MEMBERS SAIDTHERE ARE NO PLANSTO CLOSE THESCHOOL.EVERY LETTER HASTHE TONE THAT WE'VEMADE A DECISION THATWERE CLOSING THESCHOOL AND THAT'SNOT TRUE.
WE HAVENOT DISCUSSED THATON EVERYBODY KEEPSAYING WE'RE TRYINGTO ANNEX WE HAVEOPENLY AS A BOARDSAID WE ARE NOT ANAXING WE'RE NOTINTERESTED IN ANANEXING.THE HEAD OF THETEACHER'S UNIONBELIEVES DURINGZOOM BOARDMEETINGS THEREHASN'T BEEN ENOUGHOPPURTUNITY FORPEOPLE TO WEIGH IN.SO THESE PEOPLECAN'T MAKE THEIRVOICES HEARD TO THETO THE BOARD ANDREPRESENT THENEEDS OF THECOMMUNITY.THE BOARD SAID..
THEOPPURTUNITY FORCOMMENT HASALWAYS BEEN THERE.DURING COVID NO ONESHOWS UP TO THEMEETING ANY WAY.THERE'S NOTHINGWE'VE DISCUSSED ORANNEXING OR ANY OFTHAT STUFF.THE SMALL SCHOOL ISNOW LOOKING AT ITSOPTIONS OFRETURNING TO IN-PERSON CLASSES.JEFF RUSACK 7 EWN.
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