Last night, six clearly exceptional Plainview-Old Bethpage educators were granted tenure by the Board of Education.
School principals and department heads spoke of these educators’ achievements and contributions to the district. The list was remarkable.
But some people take issue with granting tenure, a concept that dates to the late 19th Century to protect academics from random firings and to preserve the principal of academic freedom.
Where do you stand?
Do you understand why the designation exists? Do you believe it's essential to academic rigor and progressive thinking?
Do you think tenure, in general, is granted too easily and is a license for a teacher to be less acountable?
Take our poll and sound off in the comments.
