A video went viral a year ago showing James Clemens Assistant Principal Jason Watts striking a female student on the bus, which the district claimed was due to the student
rights and in a bid to close a budget gap. the teachers are not budging, 1,000 calling in sick and that shut down the entire madison school system. robert craig is executive director of citizens action of wisconsin which is supporting the teachers. robert, welcome, good to see you. i have a very important question to kickoff: all the teachers, are they sick? guest: my understanding actually is that the district offered them the opportunity, i learned, to put in for personal days and so many did so they closed the school. this is . it is very important that they did call in sick last night, and, sir, let s get this straight, that is a very serious thing to do because essentially, not being truthful, it is lying, and that is a very bad example to set for young children, isn t it? guest: well, as i said, i think that the school district did it voluntarily but the