Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Local News | Kent teachers defy court order, still on strike | Seattle Times Newspaper


Local News Kent teachers defy court order, still on strike Seattle Times Newspaper:

"Kent teachers were supposed to be in school Tuesday, preparing for the first day of class Wednesday, but instead were still on the picket line in defiance of a court order.

Denisha Saucedo, a sixth-grade teacher at Kent Elementary, said it was a difficult decision between continuing to fight for smaller class sizes and defying the judge who ruled the strike that began Aug. 31 was illegal.

'I became a teacher to try to make a difference,' Saucedo said. After growing up in the same school district and learning in a classroom with as many as 40 students, she said she didn't want to see her students have the same experience."