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Logan BOE reflects on historic West Virginia teacher strike

By NANCY PEYTON

The Logan Banner

LOGAN, W.Va. — One obvious topic of discussion at the Logan County Board of Education meeting Thursday night was the statewide employee strike that ended Tuesday when Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill giving state employees a 5 percent raise.

Billy Dickerson and Cynthia Cline, both teachers at Man High School, presented the board with a photo collage to show gratitude for their support throughout the strike.

“The events of the last several days could’ve been a whole lot different without the decisions of you folks,” Dickerson said. “We’re not here to ask for anything. We’re not here to complain about anything. We’re here to offer you a token of our appreciation for the decisions that all of you made concerning the walkout.”

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