WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (KFVS) - Members of the American Federation of Teachers(AFT) Local 817 overwhelmingly ratified the tentative agreement with Frankfort CUSD #168.

91% of AFT Local 817 voted on the agreement and 85% voted in favor of accepting the deal.

Crissy Wall, West Frankfort special education teacher, said, “I’m proud of the agreement we were able to ratify tonight. We understand the fiscal challenges our district faced, and as a union, we worked responsibly to meet the needs of our students, schools, and community because we know that an investment in our educators is an investment in the students we love so much and the work we do.”

The board of education is expected to vote on the tentative agreement sometime in the next week. If the board passes the agreement, it will take e

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