Detroit public school teachers demand what they are owed for turning out functionally illiterate morons and dolts into the world. Too bad Michigan doesn’t have their own Federal Reserve. All would be well.
Sick-out by teachers closes most of Detroit’s public schools
DETROIT (AP) — Most of Detroit’s public schools were closed Monday after the teachers union urged members to call out sick following a weekend announcement that the district wouldn’t be able to pay its teachers starting this summer.
District spokeswoman Michelle Zdrodowski said in a statement Monday morning that 87 of the district’s roughly 100 schools would be closed for the day. About 46,000 students are enrolled in the district’s schools.
The move by the Detroit Federation of Teachers was announced Sunday, a day after Detroit Public Schools’ transition manager said the district would have no money to continue paying teachers this summer without further funding from the state.
“There’s a basic agreement in America: When you put in a day’s work, you’ll receive a day’s pay,” Detroit Federation of Teachers Interim President Ivy Bailey said in a statement. “DPS is breaking that deal. Teachers want to be in the classroom giving children a chance to learn and reach their potential.
“Unfortunately, by refusing to guarantee that we will be paid for our work, DPS is effectively locking our members out of the classrooms.”
In March, Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law emergency funding that is keeping the district operating through the end of the school year as the state Legislature considers a $720 million restructuring plan that would pay off the district’s enormous debt.
Former bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, who was appointed this year to oversee the district, also said Saturday that DPS would be unable to fund summer school or special education programs after June 30.
On Sunday night, he said in a statement that the union’s “choice for a drastic call to action was not necessary” and said that a sickout is “counterproductive and detrimental” to the efforts of those trying to help the school district.
“I understand the frustration and anger that our teachers feel,” Rhodes said. “I am, however, confident that the Legislature will support the request that will guarantee that teachers will receive the pay that is owed to them.”
Teacher strikes are illegal under Michigan law. Sick-outs earlier this year caused tens of thousands of students to miss class.
illegal strike? It is too bad for Detroit that there is no $
for the teachers. Please don’t tax me for it tho, we have
enough school taxes already.
Wisconsin
In 2012 our Michigan bureaucrats created the EAA, or Education Achievement Authority, just to watch over Detroit schools.
79% of the detroit schools 3,208 mouth breathers were rated “highly effective” even though the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) report released in October 2015, reported that the Detroit Public Schools system was rated the worst-performing urban district in the country for the fourth time since 2009……
Which is all really fucked up because as enrollment continues to decline the schools must lay off teachers.
The EAA tests indicated that 79% of all teachers were top ranked, and a new law in 2011 dictates that union backed seniority can not be used in determining which teacher is laid off, so they use the rigged EAA tests to show the older worst teachers are the best teachers, and the more enthused younger teachers are laid off.
The solution is to obviously give the schools more money.
I wonder how many more knockout game victims and store lootings will happen today. The scholars won’t be in the holding pens.
Detroit verb conjugation of ‘to be’ : I be, you be, he / she / it be’s, we be, dey all be.
Now for the past tense: I was, you / he / she wuz, we wuz, dey all wuz.
Basically the government runs a scam program where they give unqualified Neegrows a sham college education, and then give them a teaching certificate, and then pay them much more than they are worth, get benefits, and generous pension.
This is done in all sectors of government employment.
I read recently that these (cough) teachers make 90K per year plus pension and benefits to keep these black children mostly illiterate. The elites have always wanted to keep blacks illiterate so I do not see this as a failed system, just grossly over payed teaching staff.
Detoilet has devolved just as it was intended.
jus’ waitin’ on that money from whitey.
12 Detroit school PRINCIPALS just indicted by FBI for vendor bribes – most plea bargained. it was “for the chirren”
New Era Detroit recently introduced a new “street code” for niggahs, so that they can direct their violence and hate outward instead of towards each other.
i don’t use the word nigger any more ( unless it’s preceded by the word “fucking”)
when told the Michigan legislature might not pass the $770 million plus Detroit schools funding bill, the head of the teacher’s union said:
“sumpin’ gotta be did about dat!”
Behold the new Progressive response to municipal bankruptcy.
Any attempt to bring public sector employees under control will be met with strikes and the holding of children and/or public safety hostage.
The Flint water crisis and resultant shit-storm paved the way for this strike. Any governor and legislature attempting to enforce fiscal discipline on municipalities will be pilloried in the national press.
Just listen to the wailing and gnashing of teeth over Puerto Rico this week.
@captain willard: Flint. Half the homes are vacant – going the way of Detroit. If they think that Flint or Michigan for that matter, is going to re-plumb those shit box homes – they are wrong.
The best hope is that those Neegrows ingest as much lead a possible, and they become to stupid to know how to reproduce.
After all the shouting, and pushing, and chest-bumping, threats and denials, the Legislature in Michigan will transfer enough money into the Detroit Public Schools to keep paying everyone who needs to get paid. The Detroit Public Schools reason for existence is to transfer money, and that must continue.
not like they couldn’t volunteer the time to teach dem por childrun this summer…
Dutch, the more I read your comments the more I am amazed at your ability to cut through the shit and get to facts and common sense.
monger there is no l in chidrun.