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Coaches in Princeton School District Won't Work With Students This Summer Without New Contract
Coaches won't work with their teams until the start date specified in their contracts.
About two dozen coaches in the Princeton School District said they will not volunteer their time to work with students this summer because teachers don’t have a new contract, Planet Princeton reports.
Coaches told the district this week that they will only begin working with students on the start dates designated in their contract, according to the report.
Teachers are currently working under their old contract while a state-appointed mediator conducts a fact-finding process concerning the Princeton Regional Education Association’s (PREA) contract. The fact-finding process can take anywhere from six to 12 months.
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At Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, a junior at Princeton High School asked the two sides to come to an agreement quickly for the sake of the students, according to the report.
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