Ann Arbor Public Schools Employees "Extremely Distressed" As School Board Moves To Oust Superintendent

By Meredith Bruckner, CBS Detroit

August 18, 2023

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Union employees at Ann Arbor Public Schools wrote an open letter to the Board of Education on Wednesday in response to the Board's recent motion to remove Superintendent Jeanice Swift.

The employees wrote that they are "extremely distressed" by the move, which they say took them by surprise.

"Input was not sought from the constituent groups," said Fred Klein, president of the Ann Arbor Education Association. "We think (with) a decision this big that they would consult the teachers, the principals, all the different labor groups that are impacted by this decision that they're making."

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