DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – A Detroit Public Schools Community District food service worker was recommended to be fired after missing 58 days of work over 12 months while given nine reprimands or warnings.
The employee had worked for the district for 23 years and the union contract stated that employees who miss 15 days in a year will be terminated. But instead, the district continued issuing reprimands and warnings, according to school district documents.
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After the employee missed 58 days, the district held a disciplinary hearing on Sept. 18, 2024. The employee was given another written reprimand at the hearing on top of eight others the district had issued from Oct. 22, 2022 through April 15, 2024.
After the disciplinary hearing, the employee then missed “at least” another 11 days of work, the school district stated.
The employee was recommended to be fired at the December school board meeting. The employee was a member of the Detroit Federation of Para-Professionals union.
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