A work stoppage that has kept teachers and students out of public schools in West Virginia is expected to continue Monday, union leaders announced Friday.
“Our members have spoken, and are not prepared to go back to work yet,” Dale Lee, West Virginia Education Association president, told reporters at a news conference. “Therefore, teachers [and] service professionals across the state of West Virginia will continue to be out on Monday.”
More than 277,000 public school students were out of class Thursday and Friday. All 55 counties in the state closed schools, said Alyssa Keedy, a spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Education. A map on the department’s website on Friday was covered in red, a color that indicated closures, which illustrated the sweeping impact of the strike.
At Friday’s news conference, Lee indicated that 55 counties will again feel the impact of the strike. Educators will tell county officials that there won’t be enough people to staff schools Monday, Lee said, and will suggest that those buildings remain closed.
Source :- washingtonpost
“Our members have spoken, and are not prepared to go back to work yet,” Dale Lee, West Virginia Education Association president, told reporters at a news conference. “Therefore, teachers [and] service professionals across the state of West Virginia will continue to be out on Monday.”
More than 277,000 public school students were out of class Thursday and Friday. All 55 counties in the state closed schools, said Alyssa Keedy, a spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Education. A map on the department’s website on Friday was covered in red, a color that indicated closures, which illustrated the sweeping impact of the strike.
At Friday’s news conference, Lee indicated that 55 counties will again feel the impact of the strike. Educators will tell county officials that there won’t be enough people to staff schools Monday, Lee said, and will suggest that those buildings remain closed.
Source :- washingtonpost
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