Oakland teachers walk out for the day
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Students who showed up to attend class at Claremont Middle School spent much of the day attending health and hygiene programs during the one-day walkout by teachers in Oakland on Thursday. Roughly one-fourth of the students enrolled at the school were in attendance.
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(04-29) 11:44 PDT OAKLAND --
Oakland teachers began their one-day strike this morning, challenging a no-raise contract while urging parents to keep their children home.
The Oakland Unified School District's 100-plus schools remained open. Emergency substitutes and about 70 central office workers were brought into the classrooms to teach students who showed up.
The teachers union, the Oakland Education Association, had urged parents to keep their children home for the day, and an informal survey this morning showed that the vast majority of students and teachers appeared to be staying away from school campuses.
About 15 teachers with picket signs stood in front of Sankofa Academy on 61st Street in North Oakland, eliciting honks from motorists on Shattuck Avenue. The teachers arrived at 5:30 a.m. and blocked a delivery truck carrying food for lunch, said Barbara Kass, a resource teacher at the school.
Principal Monique Brinson ended up rolling pallets of food into the cafeteria and helped escort children into the school. She declined to comment on how many substitutes were at the school.
Zina Green brought her daug
Oakland teachers began their one-day strike this morning, challenging a no-raise contract while urging parents to keep their children home.
The Oakland Unified School District's 100-plus schools remained open. Emergency substitutes and about 70 central office workers were brought into the classrooms to teach students who showed up.
The teachers union, the Oakland Education Association, had urged parents to keep their children home for the day, and an informal survey this morning showed that the vast majority of students and teachers appeared to be staying away from school campuses.
About 15 teachers with picket signs stood in front of Sankofa Academy on 61st Street in North Oakland, eliciting honks from motorists on Shattuck Avenue. The teachers arrived at 5:30 a.m. and blocked a delivery truck carrying food for lunch, said Barbara Kass, a resource teacher at the school.
Principal Monique Brinson ended up rolling pallets of food into the cafeteria and helped escort children into the school. She declined to comment on how many substitutes were at the school.
Zina Green brought her daug
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