Educators crowd board meeting, oppose salary impasse hearing plan

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A months-long dispute over teacher pay in Palm Beach County is intensifying, with union leaders now raising concerns not only about salaries, but also about how the final decision will be made.

Dozens of teachers packed a Palm Beach County School Board meeting Wednesday night, delivering emotional testimony during public comment and criticizing both the district’s pay proposal and its decision to hold a final salary impasse hearing during the school day.

Some educators fought back tears as they described the financial and mental strain they say the stalemate has caused…

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