BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

CHERRYVALE — Grim faces were prevalent around the USD 447 Board of Education meeting table Monday after board members discussed budget cuts for the 2010-11 school year.

Reductions in state support for public schools is prompting the school board to wield a budget axe, and it’s a position that doesn’t please board members and Superintendent Randy Wagoner.

“Once you get to this point, there are options for us to consider, but none of them are happy options,” said Wagoner.

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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Teachers’ Association, the bargaining unit for faculty in the Cherryvale school district, has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the USD 447 Board of Education.

The lawsuit was filed Friday, Sept. 25, in Montgomery County Court, and the Cherryvale Teachers’ Association’s petition was signed by David Schauner, an attorney with the Kansas National Education Association.
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