Teachers demanding better pay at Lee County bargaining meeting

The Lee County School District and teachers will meet again at the bargaining table to discuss pay.

Teachers are demanding better working conditions and livable wages.

Eighteen teachers have left the classroom in the last month.

The bargaining meeting starts at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

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