Mt. View School District rejects fact finding report

Mt. View directors voted to reject a fact finding report related to negotiations for a new contract with the Mountain View Education Association.

The board vote at a special meeting Monday night, Oct. 6 was 7-0. Two board members did not attend the meeting.

Board members could not comment on their objections to the report. Board president Thomas Stoddard told the Independent that after the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board is informed of the vote, the fact finding report will become public. He said it could possibly appear on the district’s website this week.

Mountain View teachers have been working without a contract for two years. In September, the district agreed to meet with representatives of the Mountain View Education Association and an independent fact finding negotiator, where each side would have the opportunity to present its side of the contract dispute.

The fact finding report was submitted at the end of September, and both sides had 10 days to consider the findings, then vote to accept or reject them.

Source: Susquehanna Independent Weekender