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Sharon Superintendent Accuses School Committee of Racial Discrimination After Being Placed on Leave
The Sharon School Committee has placed Superintendent Victoria Greer on administrative leave and won’t renew her contract for next year, the committee confirmed Wednesday evening, hours after Greer announced it. Greer, who is African American, told NBC10 Boston that she filed a charge against the school committee with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, alleging that she’d been subjected to...
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Sharon School Supt., on Paid Leave, Alleges Committee Discrimination
The superintendent of Sharon Public Schools, recently placed on paid administrative leave, has filed a racial discrimination complaint against the school committee. Parents rallied in support of her Wednesday night.
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Sharon School Superintendent Put on Leave
The Sharon School Committee placed Superintendent Victoria Greer on administrative leave and decided not to renew her contract for next year, according to reports.
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Sharon Teachers to Rally After Returning to ‘Unsafe' Classrooms
Dozens of concerned teachers protested outside Sharon Town Hall Monday afternoon, saying they don’t feel safe inside their own classrooms and accusing the school district of not being prepared to operate safely during the coronavirus pandemic. The demonstration came after a protracted and public battle between the teachers union and the school committee and less than 72 hours before...
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Teachers Worried About Conditions of School Buildings in Sharon
Teachers in Sharon, Mass. will return to the classroom on Wednesday in spite of concerns over the air condition in the buildings and other issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sharon Teachers to Return to Classrooms After Striking Deal With District
Teachers who were refusing to work in Sharon Public School buildings agreed to return to their classrooms in a settlement reached between the union and school district overnight. The accord comes after Sharon School Committee members filed a petition with the Massachusetts Labor Relations Board earlier this week seeking the stoppage to be declared a strike, which is illegal under...
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Teachers in Sharon Return to School Buildings After Reaching Settlement
Teachers reported to work at schools in Sharon, Massachusetts, Friday hours after the union and school officials reached a settlement.
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Sharon Teachers Return to School
After a lengthy back and forth between teachers and school officials, it’s back to school in Sharon, Massachusetts.
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Teachers Agree to Return to Classrooms in Sharon
The Sharon School Committee and the Sharon Teachers Association have reached a settlement to move forward with a hybrid learning model after teachers refused to enter school buildings amid the coronavirus crisis.
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State Labor Board to Consider Sharon Teacher Dispute
The state’s labor board will consider a grievance, filed by the Sharon School Committee, as teachers in town refuse to work in school buildings. Teachers have boycotted their classrooms in a push for remote learning amid the coronavirus pandemic from the Sharon Teachers Association. The union cited air quality concerns, which they claim do not meet minimum safety standards,...
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In-Person School Standoff Drags on Between Teachers, Officials in Sharon
The school situation in one Massachusetts town remained murky Wednesday night, with teachers refusing to come to classes over COVID-19 and their employers filing a labor grievance over what they see as an illegal work stoppage. Teachers in Sharon had planned to hold a rally and continue their boycott of on-site classroom development Wednesday in their continued push for remote…
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Labor Board to Consider Sharon Teacher Dispute
The state labor board will hear the Sharon School Committee’s petition against the Teachers Association for refusing to work in classrooms.
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Debate Over Safety of Returning to the Classroom
With school approaching, some teachers say they are not ready to go back to the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic.
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State Labor Board Rules Andover Teachers Held Illegal Strike
As schools continue trying to figure out how to keep everyone safe this fall, teachers are pushing back against a rush into the classroom.
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Sharon Teachers to Protest Hybrid Learning Plan
Members of the Sharon Teachers Association in Massachusetts plan to rally Wednesday in a continued push for remote learning.
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Sharon Teachers to Protest Hybrid Learning
Members of the Sharon Teachers Association will gather in the town’s center Wednesday to call for a full-remote start to the school year, citing safety concerns in the school buildings.
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Teachers Refuse to Work in Sharon Schools, Call for Remote Start
With classes scheduled to start in just a few weeks, teachers in Sharon, Massachusetts are pushing back against the decision to open with a hybrid model. “Usually I’m anxious about the start of school in a normal year, but I never anticipated the level of uncertainty that I face this year, so my anxiety is really through the roof,”...
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Sharon Teachers Threaten Not to Show Up to Class
Teachers in Sharon, Massachusetts, are refusing to teach from classrooms, citing safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Sharon School Committee recently voted to adopt a hybrid learning model and is slated to meet again Wednesday.