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CITY, ND – There was some tension as members of the Valley City School district and their teachers were setting up ground rules for the upcoming negotiating process last week.

School board chairwoman Joyce Braunagle explained why the district hired Bismarck Attorney Rachel Bruner Kaufman to guide them through the negotiating process.

Teacher and negotiator Dallas Dockter said we are not trained negotiators either and by having the school district use an attorney isn’t rebuilding any trust.

On May 7 both sides worked to set up guidelines for the negotiating process in the Valley City School District.