On a 6-1 vote following four hours of closed-door deliberations, the Shawnee Mission Board of Education approved a three-year unilateral contract for teachers, a move strongly opposed by their union …
Teachers and their supporters packed the board room at the Center of Academic Achievement ahead of the specially called meeting, which followed the district walking away from negotiations at the final possible session in the state-mandated process for teacher contracts on Tuesday.
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