With HSE school buildings not in use due to all-virtual classes, the school board voted to pay the support staff, such as bus drivers and food service workers.
The board voted Wednesday night to continue paying those workers at least through Jan. 15. The board is expected to decide on Jan. 13 whether to continue virtual learning or return some students to the classrooms.
The vote to continue paying the school district’s support staff was 5-2, with Brad Boyer and Amanda Shera voting no. Boyer expressed concern for paying these employees into 2021 with the board facing budget cuts of $5 million in the next school year.