More than a dozen parents from Cheviot School asked the Cincinnati Board of Education on Monday to return kindergarten teacher Damaris Holocher to the school.

        Ms. Holocher was transferred to Quebec Heights School on Dec. 21. The Cincinnati Federation of Teachers has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the State Employee Relations Board about her transfer.

        Rick Williams, school board president, said that because the matter is a personnel issue, board members would not discuss it in public.

        Principal Maria Bonavita requested the transfer Dec. 6 in a letter to Deputy Superintendent Rosa Blackwell. In the letter, Ms. Bonavita said Ms. Holocher lacked “positive interpersonal-relationships among colleagues” and a commitment to the school's instructional program.

        Parents who addressed the board said they want Ms. Holocher back at Cheviot School.

        Dennis Morand said he wished the district involved parents in the process of deciding what's best for their children.

        “My daughter was learning to read, her math skills were improving and her social skills were blossoming,” Mr. Morand said of his daughter Grace. “Now a new teacher will have to spend time building a relationship with my daughter.”

        Christina Walsh said her daughter Julia's attitude about school has changed with the change in teachers.

        “She was once very eager to go to school and now she doesn't even want to go,” Mrs. Walsh said. “Obviously she is not accepting changes as smoothly as the administration anticipated.”

        Superintendent Steven Adamowski said the district will monitor the students' reading progress and if skills start to slip, the district will hire a reading specialist for the class. Mr. Adamowski also said he reviewed Ms. Bonavita's request and supports it.

        Union officials say the transfer violates its bargaining agreement with the district and is retaliation for the teacher filing grievances and challenging Ms. Bonavita's authority.

        John Concannon, the district attorney, said the transfer was discussed before the grievances were filed.

        Rick Beck, CFT president, said he hopes the administration returns Ms. Holocher to Cheviot School.

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