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Teachers union forces Detroit schools closed for second day

May 3, 2016 By: Stephen Dietrich

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Nearly all Detroit public schools are closed as mass teacher sick-outs over pay roll into a second day.

The district released a list of 94 closed schools as of 7:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Detroit Federation of Teachers president Ivy Bailey said in an email Monday night that educators are not expected to show up for work Tuesday.

The district is projected to run out of cash by June 30. Without funds from the state, teachers who have opted to receive their pay over 12 months instead of the course of the school year will not get checks this summer.

More than 1,500 teachers called out sick Monday, forcing 94 of 97 schools to close. More than 45,000 students missed class.

Another protest and a union meeting are planned Tuesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this article. 

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Stephen Dietrich

Stephen is a U.S. Army veteran with over a decade of combined experience in political commentary, economics, and news.

Comments

  1. Stephen Russell says

    May 3, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    Home schooling more.
    Expand
    Leave DPS: Detroit Public Schools.,
    Reuse campuses for other uses:
    Voc/Tech Ed
    TV & Movie productions
    Business seedbeds
    Parkspace
    Gun Range
    Multi use Center
    Apts
    Condoes
    RV area.
    Auto services
    Robotics Lab
    Biotech center

  2. Warren says

    May 5, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    Fire all the Teachers that will not leave the Union hire all new non-union Teachers & don’t tell me it can’t be done if Reagan could Fire all the Air Traffic Controllers & replace them replacing these greedy Boneheads should be no big chore.

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