Teachers union slams Borishade in campaign for members

ST. LOUIS — Leaders of the teachers union for St. Louis Public Schools are pushing for the ouster of first-year Superintendent Millicent Borishade.

"Does St. Louis need a rogue superintendent?" asks a flyer sent to members of the American Federation of Teachers Local 420. "While St. Louis Public Schools are moving in the right direction, the superintendent is moving in the wrong direction."

Several teachers said they were told the union is laying the groundwork for an upcoming vote of no confidence against Borishade, indicating a lack of support for their boss.

The union represents teachers, aides, secretaries and other support staff in the district of 3,500 employees. Earlier this year, more than 1,000 union and non-union staff at SLPS called for Borishade's resignation in a petition t