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The Andover, North Andover, Tewksbury, Westford and Wilmington unions were among 104 teachers unions and three non-union education groups to sign a petition expressing concern with Commisioner Riley s lack of leadership. (Shutterstock)
ANDOVER, MA More than 100 Massachusetts teacher unions, including a number in the Merrimack Valley, voted no confidence in the performance of the state s top education official amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Teachers unions in Andover, North Andover, Tewksbury, Westford and Wilmington were among 104 teachers unions and three non-union education groups to sign a petition expressing concern with state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley s lack of leadership.
New rules for live teaching meant to limit student isolation
By Katie Lannan
State House News Service
New regulations adopted Tuesday after fraught discussion about student mental health and the concerns of teachers on the ground will set minimum requirements for how much live instruction Massachusetts schools must provide if they are still conducting at least some remote teaching.
Described by Elementary and Secondary Commissioner Jeffrey Riley as an urgent step towards addressing the isolation and disconnection casued by the COVID-19 pandemic that are driving a youth mental health crisis, the changes were adopted on a 7-4 vote during a meeting where teachers union representatives presented a declaration of no-confidence in Riley that had been signed by more than 100 locals.
December 15, 2020
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education members Jasper Coughlin, Darlene Lombos, Amanda Fernandez and James Morton raised their hands to cast “no” votes on amendments to student learning time regulations, which passed 7-4. (Screenshot via State House News Service.)
The Haverhill Education Association was one of more than 100 local teachers’ unions to take a vote of no confidence in Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley over concerns about his leadership during the pandemic.
The petition was presented Tuesday during a regular meeting of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Haverhill Education Association President Anthony J. Parolisi, an Albert B. Consentino School civics teacher, read a declaration signed by more than 50,000 members of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
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