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  • Why Lake Braddock teachers are fighting weapons checks at Burke's school entrances

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📰 News we're reading

• Lake Braddock teachers push back against weapons detection duty with union grievance (ffxnow.com) — Teachers at Lake Braddock Secondary in Burke are challenging a new requirement that they staff weapons detection systems, arguing it's unsafe and outside their professional duties. Their union has filed a formal grievance after some teachers were reprimanded for refusing, and a hearings officer will soon recommend whether the school board should change how Burke's students are screened for weapons.
   

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