An informal hearing on a decision by the Haines Borough school board to not renew the contract of kindergarten teacher Sue Ackerman took on the tenor of a court hearing Tuesday, with a union representative and the school district attorney offering conflicting accounts of Ackerman’s performance.
The board unanimously reaffirmed its decision. Board member Sarah Swinton was absent.
Debbie Omstead, a representative for the state teachers’ union, said the district had violated state statutes,…
