Guilderland (NY) Board of Education punts
(scroll down for earlier stories)
- From the Albany Times-Union
- Capital News 9 story w/link to video
Below is a statement issued to MarkTalk from the teachers this evening:
July 7, 2008
Nelligan-McManus Response to Board Action
Guilderland – The Guilderland School Board’s move tonight to call another special meeting on Monday, July 14th to vote on whether or not it will get involved with Superintendent McGuire’s decision to transfer two teachers is a “cynical delay tactic designed to ride out public outrage over the unjust retaliatory action against us. The delay is insulting to the thousands of Guilderland residents who have already demanded Board action. There should be an up or down vote now from all Board members on whether they support the transfer.”
During tonight’s meeting, the Board once again refused to allow any public comment. After an executive session, it moved to place a motion on the agenda for the July 14th meeting, a meeting scheduled for 8 in the morning. The motion to be voted on: does the transfer rise to level of Board involvement? Board President Dick Weisz said even if the Board voted “yes” to get involved, he wouldn’t say if the Board would take any action at the July 14th meeting.
The Board agreed to release a redacted culture climate inquiry but would not say when that would be made available to the public.
“The climate study has already been discredited. It was designed for cover to retaliate against two teachers with excellent credentials.”