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Teacher Planning, Abortion Ban Among W.Va. Vetoes

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed about 200 bills and vetoed eight this year, leaving teachers and abortion opponents unsatisfied. Tomblin vetoed a bill to…

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed about 200 bills and vetoed eight this year, leaving teachers and abortion opponents unsatisfied.
 
Tomblin vetoed a bill to keep school administrators from scheduling tasks for teachers during planning periods. Tomblin said the bill would have blocked collaborative planning among teachers and principals.
 
Pro-life groups opposed Tomblin’s decision to veto a ban on abortions after 20 weeks gestation.

Tomblin said state lawyers worried the bill would be unconstitutional. It resembled a law struck down in Arizona that the U.S. Supreme Court later decided not to reconsider.
 
Tomblin said he would look at another abortion ban if he considered it constitutional.
 
He also nixed a proposal to let some state workers take paid leaves of absence to help during emergencies, citing liability concerns.
 
 

Tomblin Vetoes Teacher Planning Bill

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has vetoed a bill that would have given teachers more freedom in using daily planning periods. The proposal would have generally…

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has vetoed a bill that would have given teachers more freedom in using daily planning periods.
 
The proposal would have generally prohibited administrators from making teachers attend training, work-related events, parent-teacher conferences, individualized education program meetings or teacher evaluation conferences during planning periods. The bill says teachers could have done so voluntarily.
 
Tomblin said in a veto letter that the bill would have prevented teachers and principals from collaboratively planning their instructional days.
 
Tomblin also said the bill would have imposed more costs on county school boards.
 
State lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the legislation.
 

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