September 14, 2017 Board Mischaracterizes State of Bargaining With Burlington’s Teachers BEA President debunks board chair’s characterization of failed talks BURLINGTON – The president of the city’s teachers’ union today pushed back strongly against the school board chairman’s characterization of yesterday’s bargaining session. “The assertion that we were ever in agreement on economic issues is absurd on its face,” said Fran Brock, a Burlington High School history teacher who serves as president of the