[tcostell]

That's the only rational view to take, but since the school board is probably populated with teachers from other districts I wouldn't count on a position too sympathetic to the parents or taxpayers.

[bankwalker]

the school board is probably populated with teachers

Unfortunately, most of the morons in this country don't understand that the purpose of the school board is to represent the taxpayers. So they vote for teachers to fill the vacancies or don't vote at all. (Fox guarding henhouse)

[KC_for_Freedom]

That's the only rational view to take, but since the school board is probably populated with teachers from other districts I wouldn't count on a position too sympathetic to the parents or taxpayers.

This school board is clearly not a patsy board elected primarily with the efforts of the teachers union. Their tough stand on the original letter shows this. They will likely accetpt this new letter though, since a judge would also likely rule that the original statement was ambiguous. I suspect the teachers will not follow this up with any teachers strike though. As a board I would consider any striking teacher at this point as a resignation.