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At the Sweet Home School District’s Dec. 13 board meeting, certified employees union leader Steve Thorpe predicted that teachers in the district would be appreciative of the upcoming two-week holiday break, as they have been working to navigate successfully through a challenging semester during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are running into staffing issues. We are short-staffed,” said Thorpe. “I think it’s commonplace in our state, but my concern is here at Sweet Home.”

“I think that we are going to need some help. I don’t know where that’s going to come from or what it is go...