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All Sports, Other Activities Would be Suspended If There is a Strike

Brecksville-Broadview Heights school board President David Tryon said pay-to-participate fees would be refunded.

If the teachers strike this fall, all extracurricular activities—including sports—would be suspended, said Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education President David Tryon.

Tryon said in an email that the board, the administration and the athletic department were concerned with the “safety of the participants, the security issues and the needed coaching support” in the event of a strike.

“We’re doing our best to negotiate in good faith,” Tryon said.

The board and the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Education Association are scheduled to resume negotiations with the federal mediator on Aug. 16, Tryon said. Additional dates are scheduled for Aug. 21 and 24.

The to bring in a federal mediator in late June. The teachers union in early July. The vote allows them to issue a strike notice if an agreement is not reached.

Families in the Brecksville-Broadview Heights schools pay . Tryon said in the email that families would receive refunds on a prorated basis if activities were suspended because of a strike.


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