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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Boston Public School teachers hosted “walk-in” demonstrations Thursday morning to call attention to stalled contract negotiations.
Educators and faculty at Brighton High School, as well as four other schools in the Boston Public Schools system, stood outside their campuses and displayed signs that read “our students deserve well-paid para(educators), safe buildings, and fully funded schools.”
Danielle West, special education teacher and executive board member of the Boston Teachers Union, said that they are in heated contract negotiations with the school committee.
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“I think that we just have different philosophies over what is the best for students, and we are in the schools every day and feel like we should be listened to as what we know as professionals is the best thing for our students,” Danielle said.
Teachers in Brighton have been working for two months without a new contract after nine months of negotiations.
West added that their demonstrations will escalate as necessary until students get the contract they deserve.
“We want smaller classes, we want a fair contract, and we want it now,” said Ramone Trinidad, a Spanish teacher and debate coach.
West said there are two main issues causing the stalled negotiations: higher wages for paraeducators and reducing the extra workload on teachers.
WBZ NewsRadio’s James Rojas (@JamesRojasMMJ) reports.
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