Orange County Public Schools rejected on Tuesday a compromise on health insurance costs meant to break a months-long contract dispute between the district and its teachers union, saying that a special magistrate’s proposal would cost millions of dollars and would “result in significant budget cuts and reduction in personnel.”
The school district announced its decision as the Orange County School Board plans to meet Wednesday morning in an impasse hearing to weigh arguments from both district administrators and union leaders on the future of health insurance benefits for teachers.
On Friday, a state-appointed magistrate said the OCPS proposal for teacher health insurance would “create undue financial hardship” and recommended a compromise…