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Striking Kent teachers may be fined $200 per day | Local News | Seattle News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | KING5.com


Striking Kent teachers may be fined $200 per day Local News Seattle News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather KING5.com:

"KENT, Wash. -- A King County Superior Court judge is threatening to fine striking Kent teachers and their union unless they return to work Monday.

King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas ruled Thursday afternoon that the Kent Education Association will be fined $1,500 a day, and teachers who defied the court order will be fined $200 a day for each day they refuse to honor their contract and violate the order."