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Bayport-Blue Point teachers agree to wage freeze

Quick ReadBayport-Blue Point teachers have agreed to an 18-month wage freeze that would extend to February 2012.

In this file photo, students take an exam

Photo credit: Newsday File, 2008 / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | In this file photo, students take an exam at school. (Aug. 14, 2008)

On the eve of Tuesday's budget votes, Bayport-Blue Point teachers have agreed to an 18-month wage freeze that would extend to February 2012.

"It's a fair deal for all parties that smartly addresses the problems we are all facing during these difficult economic times," said Bayport-Blue Point Teachers' Association president Kathy Brand in a written statement.

After February 2012, teachers...

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