Herbart video on SAFE return to school

“If medical experts say it’s not safe for us to return to buildings to teach students face-to-face, then we can’t and we won’t,” said MEA President Paula Herbart in a video released Wednesday.

“If school districts are keeping you and your members out of the process, making decisions about returning to school that don’t include you, and are ignoring you at the bargaining table, then they’ll see us in court.”

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  1. I am one of many share time teachers for Brighton Area Schools (7years) we do not get the representation salary/benefits/preps etc. that a regular teacher would get. Who is going to represent us?

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