Suzanne Laird to STRS: Current, active employees all over the state of Ohio are able to competently provide service in the cafeterias in every public school building, why can’t STRS?

From Suzanne Laird (Facebook)

March 11, 2022

Dear State Teachers Retirement System,

The public notice for the STRS Board meeting next Thursday was posted online this week. I notice it mentions that the cafeteria will still be unavailable to anyone, including stakeholders who paid for and are still paying for this facility.

I believe this is simply a hardship being imposed to deter stakeholders from attending Board meetings. You may disagree, and can prove me wrong by ensuring that the facilities be available to all who make the effort to attend public meetings.

After all, the State of Ohio has lifted most of the mandates imposed during the recent Covid pandemic, and that excuse is no longer valid. I believe cafeteria employees are still being paid to receive the food deliveries and provide access to fresh food for the few employees still present in the building, including Board members. You may check the attendance records for the past several meetings to gauge whether the cafeteria would be overwhelmed by accommodating the 20 or fewer stakeholders who generally attend.

Current, active employees all over the state of Ohio are able to competently provide service in the cafeterias in every public school building, why can’t STRS?

I look forward to this change being implemented by March 17, 2022, and communicated to the public via the STRS webpage.

Suzanne Laird