A teachers' union led a one-day strike in Oakland, California, to protest what they say are unfair labor practices over school closures within the Oakland Unified School District.
A teachers' union led a one-day strike in Oakland, California, to protest school closures in the district, which they say disproportionately impacts minority communities.A teachers' union led a one-day strike in Oakland, California, on Friday to protest what they say are unfair labor practicesThe school district blames low attendance and financial woes for its decision to close several schools in the city.
"While most students across the District stayed home today with excused absences, some did come to school. Our focus right now is ensuring that they are having a positive experience on campus," the statement said.In this March 30, 2021, file photo, a teacher helps a student with a math problem while he teaches second grade at Garfield Elementary School in Oakland, Calif.in a letter
"As for the statement that the District previously bargained the issue of school consolidations as part of the negotiations to end the February 2019 strike, it is demonstrably untrue: The list of negotiated items, as delineated in the fact finding report, leading up to the 2019 strike does not include school consolidations," Johnson-Trammell said in the letter.
Brouhard said she believes the students in low-income areas of the school district have been disregarded.In this screen grab from Google Maps Street View, the Parker School is shown in Oakland, Calif. Teachers and parents who participated in the protest told ABC News the closures will pose a safety concern for some young, low-income students who may have to walk long distances to school.Corin Haskell, a science teacher at Brookfield Elementary, said the school’s closure, which is slated to happen next year, will disrupt the surrounding community.
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