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Teachers strike: A closer look
- 04-22-2010
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By Scott Martindale, Niyaz Pirani, Peter Schelden and Fermin Leal/Orange County Register
During morning drop-off at Carl Hankey K-8 School in Mission Viejo, security guards stood at the parking lot entrance of the school directing traffic as teachers walked across the sidewalk over the entrance to the lot. Up to five cars at a time spilled out onto the street, waiting to get in. Teachers said they didn’t want to be picketing, but that they felt they had to. “We all feel almost victimized by what’s been going on,” said Hankey third-grade teacher Terry Chambers. “We don’t want to be out here. We tried everything to avoid being out here; we even gave in to an unreasonable pay cut well beyond any other district in Orange County. … They just drew a line with temporary versus permanent and forced our hand.” At least some teachers at Hankey are believed to have crossed the picket line, although demonstrators said they respected that decision. (more...)
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