Austintown teachers reject pact

AUSTINTOWN — Teachers rejected a contract proposal by a large majority, and the Austintown Education Association has requested that the school board go back into negotiations.

Teachers voted Wednesday, with 75 percent of the membership voting against what was “a last and best offer” from the school board, said Superintendent Doug Heuer and AEA President Sandy DeCerbo.

DeCerbo said that 100 percent of AEA membership voted. There are 326 teachers in the union.

For more, see Thursday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com