Former Board of Education chair Herman Guerrero stormed out of a BOE meeting Friday morning on Capitol Hill after a vote to implement new policies on the sharing of sick leaves failed to garner the entire board\u2019s support.<\/p>\n
Board members all voted against creating a \u201csick leave bank\u201d to allow for the sharing of sick leaves for Public School System employees.<\/p>\n
The BOE meeting, which member Janice Tenorio chairs for the meantime since chair Marylou Ada is on leave, was put on recess until some time next week. Tenorio notes that she is looking at Oct. 3 to reconvene the BOE meeting since Guerrero\u2019s walkout left the board with one less the minimum of four members to establish a quorum.<\/p>\n
BOE member Florine Hofschneider, representing Tinian, together with Rota representative Herman Atalig and Tenorio, voted against the leave bank.<\/p>\n
In an interview, Tenorio noted that the body was discussing the sick leave bank prior to Guerrero storming off.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026We needed further discussion on it. We could not make the decision right then and there because we needed to further discuss it. After that, he just [stood] up and left,\u201d Tenorio said, referring to Guerrero.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs soon as board member Guerrero walked out of the meeting, we could no longer continue,\u201d she said. \u201cHe did not state his reason as to why he walked out but it was obvious\u2014he did not agree with [the vote].\u201d<\/p>\n
Guerrero declined to comment on the meeting when Saipan Tribune reached out to him over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Hofschneider noted Friday that the discussion on the sick leave bank \u201cdidn\u2019t really take off\u201d and that the board entertained a motion on the sick leave bank. She further noted that she voted against having the policy implemented just yet as she wishes to know how it would affect PSS as a whole.<\/p>\n
Hofschneider had several unanswered questions\u2014\u201cHow much is this going to cost us? What does it mean for the organization? How many people are in the same boat?\u201d\u2014that prompted her to vote against the policy \u201cas presented.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this point in time, we voted no as presented\u2026 We need the questions answered,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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