Tuesday night, the Hudson, Wisconsin Board of Education announced punishments for teachers who called in sick on February 18, forcing their schools to close, at the height of the protests over Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-union measure.
According to The Hudson Star-Observer Board president Barb VanLoenen read a resolution, which passed unanimously, announcing unpaid suspensions of up to 15 days. All the teachers will receive letters of reprimand and a warning will be added to their personnel files. The longer suspensions were issued to teachers “who encouraged colleagues to call in sick and who conducted or discussed union business or talked to the media on district property.”
Deputy Superintendent Nancy Sweet said more details about the number of teachers in each category and what the district’s investigation uncovered would be available at a later time.
On Feb. 18, the district was unable to find enough substitute teachers to replace those who had called in sick, forcing the closures.
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