Dear Editor:
As of this past Monday, after nearly a year of negotiating, our teachers finally have a contract. This is an incredibly positive resolution to a very unacceptable situation.
I want to take a moment to thank all of the teachers who stood up and publicly shared their stories.
It takes an immense amount of courage for people to speak out when they have so much to lose. These teachers helped create a better environment for all of our teachers and staff, and benefited our entire community. I want to thank our teachers for reaching out to the community to help us understand what the issues were and how much damage was occurring.
Thank you also to all of the community members who stood up at the public meetings to express your dismay at this situation and your desire that it be rectified in a positive manner. Thank you to anyone who sent an email, wrote a letter, commented on an article, helped raise awareness in our community, or even spoke to just one other person about what was happening in our school district.
Our teachers are also our community members and they enrich our community in countless ways.
Chelsea is such a wonderful, unique community. I am so proud to be a member of it.
Susanne Vanden Bosch
Chelsea Community Cares
No surprise that Suzanne felt compelled to write regarding the contract. Maybe she should run for the school board. There were no winners or losers in this long drawn out, agonizing process. Good luck to all involved.