The Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board always has a meeting early in the month, and lists a second session in the month as optional.  The board opted not to meet in late July.

However, members of the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association (HSEA) decided to picket the school administration building as a message that the local teachers’ union is not pleased with how the current board and administration are handling relations with teachers and HSEA.

In the video linked above, HSEA President Abby Taylor tells those assembled that HSE Schools did not properly handle responses to the HSEA’s filing of an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) which extends the time to process the action.  Taylor did say school officials claim HSEA “misinterpreted” comments by school administrators.  Taylor says the union has documented comments from school officials that are fairly clear and would be unlikely misconstrued.

The ULP alleges that the current administration has created a toxic work environment at HSE Schools.

In the video above, an official with the Columbus, Indiana, teachers’ union spoke in support of HSEA.  Also on hand for the picketing was Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) President Keith Gambill.

In the video linked above, Taylor deals with emergency vehicles speeding to a response on Cumberland Road, but kept on with her comments.