Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Ohio educators are speaking out after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that would remove their voices from the retired teachers’ pension fund, calling the move “undemocratic.”
Lawmakers say that the current board can’t be trusted, as there is an ongoing lawsuit accusing the board chair of corruption.
After four decades of service, public school teacher Barry Alcock retired with his pension benefits, which he relies on.
“I’m a retired, single teacher,” Alcock said. “My income, everything I get, is from me and it’s from my pension and whatever else I have. I can’t imagine losing it.”
He keeps up with what the State Teachers Retirement System board does, trusting that the teachers on the board are looking out for educators.
However, a last-minute change to the state budget eliminates a majority of voices like his on the board.
