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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers have defeated a proposal to let school districts eliminate teacher tenure programs.
The Casper Star Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/2mwPSOX ) on Saturday that the House Education Committee rejected the bill on a 9-0 vote.
The bill had passed the Senate earlier this month on a 16-14 vote.
Casper Democrat Rep. Debbie Bovee says the measure was unfair to educators at a time when the Legislature is considering deep cuts to education.
Tenure in Wyoming is technically known as continuing status. It allows teachers in their fourth year to get a contract that says they can be fired only for actions related to their job performance and not unrelated issues.
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