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Show WxEA Issues Statement wpn Supt. Judd Issue I The Garfield Education Associa-ion Associa-ion issued a statement this week kith respect to the litigation be-ween be-ween the Garfield County Board of iducation and Superintendent Jerold udd ' All area teachers contacted had efused to make any comment for lublication, but several had com-tlained com-tlained that the Garfield County Jews had failed to "report both ides of the story," as had the orga-ization's orga-ization's own attorney, Mike Mc- McCoy was specifically asked to jrovide something for print, but he laid that any information he could rive would only be hearsay which ie realized would not be appropri-ite. appropri-ite. After discussing the matter with vlcCoy, Debbie Pollock, president )f the Garfield Education Associa-ion, Associa-ion, provided the following state-nenf state-nenf "Official Statement from the Garfield Education Association. "Attorneys for the board and the attorneys for the association have aken the position that until the matter (Judd vs. the Board of Education) is heard in court, the Garfield Education Association members are not to make any public pub-lic statement. "The GEA believes it is in the best interest of the students, teachers, teach-ers, parents, and citizens of this school district that a new direction is taken in administration. In this respect, the GEA strongly supports the Board of Education our employers em-ployers in their decision and actions. ac-tions. "(signed) Debra L. Pollock President Garfield Education Assoc." Pollock explained that such decisions de-cisions are made in the organization's organiza-tion's executive council meetings, generally held the first Tuesday of every month. She said the meetings are entirely professional, and that gossip and hearsay are not tolerated. A teacher-representative to the GEA is elected by the GEA membership mem-bership at each school. That representative repre-sentative becomes that school's Sec Statement Page 2 STATEMENT (Continued From Page 1) representative on the council. Council decisions are then taken back to the membership at each school to be voted on by the GEA members. She said a total of 53 of the GEA's approximately 60 members voted to support the statement issued. is-sued. Two members have recently resigned, she said, but another has been added, so the overall total membership has changed little. She said that Mike McCoy, who serves as attorney for the Utah Education Association, also serves as attorney for the GEA which is an affiliate of the UEA. |
