Judge refuses to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs

11-10-2009

By Herbert A. Sample/San Francisco Chronicle

Though conceding it was a close call, a federal judge refused to halt Hawaii's teacher furloughs, and called on the state and lawyers for parents who filed two lawsuits to quickly reach an out-of-court settlement. The decision by senior U.S. judge Wallace Tashima on Monday to deny a preliminary injunction allows the state Department of Education to close schools for 14 more Fridays during the current school year. Three furlough days have already passed. Carl Varady, one of the two lead attorneys for parents who had sued to stop the forced unpaid days off, said he will appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Tashima acknowledged before announcing his ruling that autistic and other special education students were suffering irreparable harm by losing 17 school days this year, said lawyer Carl Varady. (more...)

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