TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. – After a majority of the Special School DistrictBoard of Education voted to freeze pay for employees represented across six different unions in the 2026-27 school year on May 26, emotions were strong.
“They work so hard with some of the hardest cases, with the littlest amount of resources,” said Sarah Miller, a teacher in the Clayton School District.
“These people love the students. They love the families. They love one another. You cannot put a price on that,” said Jim Pitrak, a father of an SSD student, with tears in his eyes…