Steel Valley SD School Board try to deflect blame to teachers after the removal of SpecEd restroom.

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36. Spot on observation. Teachers are ignored about safety issues until they file a grievance.

As a matter of fact, safety issues are always ignored at every work place until the union files a grievance or takes other legal action. That is why union shops are always safer places to work. Management never cares about safety unless it will cost them by getting caught by the union grievance process or loosing business. School administrators are notorious for failing to fix buildings and doing routine maintenance, but they are not the only people in management who refuse to spend money on maintenance.

There was a rural school near me that would not fix the roof leaks. They finally had to close the auditorium because the walls were caving in from the water infiltration from the leaking roof. They could have prevented that problem by just fixing the roof. The students went years without an auditorium. If I were on the school board, I would be walking through every building on rainy days just to make sure maintenance was on top of minor issues before they became massive problems.

I am sure that is the situation at the Steel Valley school. The school board and administrators are not willing to spend the time and money to maintain the school building and make sure the proper facilities are in place for every child.