Lorain Board Cuts 21 Teachers Over Enrollment Drop
Lorain school board votes 9 to 2 to fire three elementary teachers and reduce staff by 18 due to anticipated enrollment decline from 13,600 to about 13,265 next year. Superintendent Nunley says class sizes won’t worsen, while unions protest and plan grievances. The district cites 1980-81 state estimates of 12,900 students.
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Lorain — City
Lorain Education Association
Dave Majesky
Majesky
Charles Nunley
Local Chronicle Telegram April 15 1980 Local News
Local news brief from the Chronicle Telegram dated Tuesday April 15 1980 covers regional events and notices with concise updates likely affecting residents. Names, places, and specific items are summarized from the readable text.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Ridgeville board reassigns high school principal amid crowd
North Ridgeville school board unanimously reassigns Patricia Dustman from principal to an administrative post on state and federal funding programs with the move to be publicly announced in May. The action, taken after a last minute vote change, runs for one year and follows teacher grievances and a vote to not renew assistant principal Martha Halliday’s contract.
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Nunley
North Ridgeville
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Patricia Dustman
David Mertz
Dustman
Raymond Jensen
Jensen
North Ridgeville High School
Scott Mitchell
Mertz
Martha Halliday
Area firms dispel myths about hiring handicapped workers
Gilford Instrument Laboratories in Oberlin employs seven handicapped workers among six hundred at its Oberlin plant. Chalfant Manufacturing in Elyria also hires seven handicapped staff. Employers say focus on ability, not disability, with better attendance and motivation from disabled workers. Tax incentives exist for accessibility and hiring, but unions can pose barriers to promotions.
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Gilford Instrument Labratories, Inc
Oberlin
Lynn Greene
Greene
Gilford
Chalfant Manufacturing Co
Elyria
Bill Russell
Chalfant
Chronicle-Telegram
Ken Sutherland
Murray Ridge
Adult Services
Sutherland
United Auto Workers
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Bob Woodruff
Alfred W. Woodruff
McKinley Ave
Lakewood
Todd Bryan
Judy Bryan
Delaware Ave
Todd
Mark Madere
Lorain
James Gates
Supt
Gates
Emerson Longfellow
Earl Woodings
Barbara Hollister
Kenneth Koscho
Ridgeville
Lorraine Smith
C-T
North Ridgeville Education Association
Jeff Kolesar
The
Larry Turner
Debra Eberling
Patton Drive
Dr. Mertz
Lorain County
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