The Fairfield Area School Board president expressed hopes Monday night that a contract agreement with the district’s teachers may soon be finalized.
Of the nearly 90 participants in the meeting held by Zoom teleconferencing, 30 were identified by “FEA-195,” signifying that teachers have been on the job without a contract for 195 days.
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