Spring Valley teacher avoids being fired

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Lucy Myers from the Grantsburg School District read a letter supporting Kristin Larson during Monday’s Spring Valley School Board meeting. Larson is in the background with husband Jon Tanberg.
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Larson receiving a hug from a supporter after the board vote was 4-3 in her favor of the non-renewal. -- Photos by Jason Schulte

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SPRING VALLEY--As the clock passed midnight into Tuesday morning, the lights went out in the lunchroom of Spring Valley High School.

For Kristin Larson, the hope was it wasn’t a sign of things to come.

Larson, a fifth-grade teacher at Spring Valley Elementary School, was fighting for her job as the local school board was deciding her fate in a meeting that started at 7:30 p.m. Monday. By 12:15 a.m., they had reached a decision of 4-3 against non-renewal, pleasing Larson and the crowd of over 60 people who stayed throughout.

“I’m very relieved,” Larson said later Tuesday morning, with the sounds of students in the background. “It’s a huge monkey off the back. I felt like I could have run home.”

Monday’s meeting was the third and final in a series which brought out emotions not seen in a long time.

For more please read the Feb. 27 print version of the Herald.

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