Democrat union teachers' sick-out shuts nearly all Detroit public schools, 45,000 natural born felons miss classes

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-detroit-teacher-sick-
out-20160502-story.html

Nearly all of Detroit's public schools were closed Monday and more than
45,000 students missed classes after about half the district's teachers
called out sick to protest the possibility that some of them won't get
paid over the summer if the struggling district runs out of cash.

The latest in a series of sick-outs shuttered 94 of 97 schools for the day
as 1,562 teachers heeded their union's call to stay home. The move by the
Detroit Federation of Teachers came 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.

The state had approved $47.8 million in emergency money in March to keep
the 46,000-student school system operating, but that amount only pays the
district's bills through June 30. Detroit Schools also would be unable to
fund summer school or special education programs after June 30. The state
Legislature is considering a $720 million restructuring plan that would
pay off the district's enormous debt.

Teachers can opt to receive their pay over the course of the school year
or spread over a full 12 months. It wasn't immediately clear how many of
the district's approximately 3,000 educators chose to have their bi-weekly
pay spread out over 26 weeks. Some say they live paycheck to paycheck and
need the money to get through July and August, before the next school year
starts.

"We have already put the work in," said Kimberly Morrison, 54, a reading
and recovery specialist and 20-year district employee. "If I don't get my
pay, then somebody else — who I owe — won't get their pay."

Kindergarten teacher Famata Legemah, 54, says it's difficult for her to
save enough during the school year to make do over the summer because
"there's not a whole lot left over."

Morrison and Legemah were among a few hundred teachers who picketed Monday
morning outside the district's administrative offices.

"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."

Teacher strikes are illegal under Michigan law. Sick-outs earlier this
year caused tens of thousands of students to miss class.

Dejuan Parkman, who has four children in the district, joined the protest.
Parkman, 42, was able to get his mother to watch the kids Monday, but said
he might have to take time off from his catering business if more sick-
outs are held.

"It's real scary," he said. "What are we going to do if the teachers shut
down the schools? I'm not mad at the teachers. You can't pay the teachers
their money? That's not right. They have to pay their utilities, pay their
mortgages and car notes."

Steven Rhodes, the district's state-appointed transition manager and a
former bankruptcy judge, also said the teachers "have to be paid for the
work that they do," but without more help from the state that might not be
possible. He said he understood the frustration and would like to do
something about it.

"No one can guarantee what the Legislature will do," Rhodes said. "The
alternative is so unimaginable."

Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday that he hopes to see action this
month and "clearly before the middle of June" by lawmakers.

"We need to get something done here," Snyder told reporters in Flint. "A
legislative solution is the best solution compared to the alternatives of
ending up in court in some fashion."

Monday's sick-out was not constructive, especially with the Legislature
considering the restructuring plan, he added.

"That just probably raises more questions and challenges to legislators,"
Snyder said.

Associated Press



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