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shouldn't take the job,” he maintained, recalling that at least one of the school board members has insisted time and again that he wo.i’t obey the law until he sees a judge’s order on the table. "We shouldn't condone that...If you don't like the law. resign. Resign or enforce the law.”
Luke said he could agree with opposition to some of the mandates handed down from Richmond "but I don’t see anyone from Rappahannock at the General Assembly working to get the law changed. That's the forum to use for making changes."
Teacher Relations
He also expressed concern over “the vast turn-over in teachers” here, adding that county schools were serving as a "training ground" for new teachers. He acknowledged that some of those who leave do so for reasons related to lack of housing and low pay but noted that "working environment means a lot.”
Luke maintained that fewer teachers would leave the system if they felt wanted and at home here.
Luke was also sharply critical of the school board’s finding that bulk storage
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