State taking names of teachers who called in sick to protest

AP via Fox News ^ | 3/14/2019 | Adam Beam

[Republican Wildcat]

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky's education commissioner wants the name of every teacher who used a sick day to force 10 school districts to close so educators could protest at the state legislature.

At least 10 Kentucky school districts were forced to close several times since Feb. 28 after so many teachers used their sick days that officials could not find enough substitutes to cover classes.

Jefferson County Public Schools, one of the country's largest districts with more than 98,000 students, has closed six times in two weeks as hundreds of teachers packed the state Capitol to protest several proposals that impacted the pension system and education funding.

The protests are part of a wave of teacher activism across the country that began last year in West Virginia and quickly spread to other states, including Oklahoma and Arizona. This year, teachers in Los Angeles and Oakland, California, went on strike.

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"The Kentucky Department of Education takes the closing of schools very seriously," Lewis said. "While it is important that administrators, teachers and students make their voices heard about issues related to public education policy, advocacy should under no circumstances be putting a stop to learning for entire communities."

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I taught in public schools - absolutely hated it. Taught homeschool, loved it so much. Now I teach 1:1 and love it, too. The classroom set up is the killer. I had 30 kids in 5th grade: 6 of them could not READ - so when I assigned ‘read this chapter’ they didn’t of course. Another 6 or so should have been in 9th grade, were bored silly. One on one is the only way to really reach/teach, imho.