Bridgeport BOE debates staff costs

BRIDGEPORT — The city school board voted to hire 62 new staff members at its first meeting of the school year on Monday but not without objections from three board members who say the salaries are too high. “There are some astronomical salaries,” Chris Taylor, a freshman board member said, objecting particularly to a new Bassick gym teacher who will make nearly $76,000 a year and a bilingual school psychologist set to make $93,196 a year. “Do we need the most expensive gym teacher they make.” Board member Dennis Bradley questioned if more due diligence could be done before hiring a retired school psychologist who is also collecting a full pension.

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