50 Schools in Detroit Closed After Teachers Stage Mass Sick-Out Saying Schools Like 3rd-World Country – IOTW Report

50 Schools in Detroit Closed After Teachers Stage Mass Sick-Out Saying Schools Like 3rd-World Country

DETROIT – At least 50 Detroit schools were closed Monday because teachers were absent as part of a protest which began last week over pay and general turmoil in the district.

The district posted the schools on its Facebook page.

Detroit schools are run by Emergency Manager Darnell Earley. He acknowledges the concerns of teachers but calls the sick days “misguided.”

In the wake of the sick out, the Detroit Federation of Teachers called for public hearings into the health and safety hazards students and teachers face in Detroit schools.

“The deplorable conditions in our schools have created a serious environmental and educational crisis that is being ignored,” said DFT Interim President Ivy Bailey. “We refuse to stand by while teachers, school support staff and students are exposed to conditions that one might expect in a Third World country, not the United States of America.”

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6 Comments on 50 Schools in Detroit Closed After Teachers Stage Mass Sick-Out Saying Schools Like 3rd-World Country

  1. Its W’s fault, it has nothing to do with Islam, uh, er, I mean nothing to do with the democrat party and unions, you’re a racist, Darnell Early is an eductionphobe racist, Mitt is a Mormon and his father was once governor of this state so therefore its a vast right wing conspiracy to keep the people of Detroit ignorant, if only congress would work with and not fight Obama, and if Obama could only get logical gun control passed this would not be happening SO give us more money you bastards, … its for the children.

    What excuse did I miss?

  2. “The deplorable conditions of our schools….” …. is a direct result of the vast amount of school budgets devoted to teachers & administrators (who make up over half the workforce) salaries & pensions! …….
    ‘Cause & Effect’…..learn it, teach it, …. morons

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