Block Island Times

Dispute with school will head to court

A 2-0 vote by the New Shoreham School Committee will apparently end Marsha Gutierrez’s career at the Block Island School without health benefits in her retirement package, and, according to her attorney, Gutierrez is expected to file suit against the town of New Shoreham in R.I. Superior Court.
On Tuesday, May 28, the School Committee passed a motion recommended by Supt. Michael Convery to resolve the dispute on the employment contract between the school and Gutierrez. At the meeting, Convery recommended a motion declaring that Gutierrez’s contract had expired on June 30, 2018, indicating

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