As you can read below, I support the move by Democratic state Senators to boycott the hyper-speed, fast-tracked, ram-it-through debate going on in Madison around Gov. Scott Walker’s union-busting plan.
I do not support teacher sickouts. It is wrong, hypocritical in fact, for teachers to argue that the ongoing debate is about the future of education in Wisconsin … and then hurt students by keeping them out of the classroom.
That gets to my point about unions. I support a lot of what they stand for, but certainly not everything, and certainly not all of the tactics they use. This is one of them.
One alternative solution: Go to work, do some informational picketing before and after school and during lunch hours , and then head to Madison once the bell rings. That’s what teachers in some districts are doing, and that’s the right call here.
Keep the doors to school open. As the parent of a Rawson Elementary student, I am glad to see class is still on in South Milwaukee.
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I am proud that our South Milwaukee District has remained open. That speaks volumes for the professionalism of our staff. THANK YOU SDSM TEACHERS AND STAFF!
Besides the education piece, with so many families at the poverty level, these kids truly depend on school for a hot meal.
I was surprised and gladdened to see the school kids walking past the house today on their way to school. Thanks to our school district for remaining open.