Keystone Oaks School District teachers to strike beginning Feb. 1 Share Updated: 2:48 PM EST Feb 1, 2021
Keystone Oaks School District teachers to strike beginning Feb. 1 Share Updated: 2:48 PM EST Feb 1, 2021
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Show Transcript BREAKING TONIGHT, TEACHERS IN THE KEYSTONE OAKS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE ANNOUNCED A STRIKE, STARTING TOMORROW. THE UNION AND THE DISTRICT MET FOR HOURS TODAY, TRYING TO HAMMER OUT A DEAL. BUT NO PROGRESS WAS MADE AND THIS AFTERNOON, THE UNION NOTIFIED THE DISTRICT OF THE STRIKE. THE DISTRICT SAYS ALL CLASSES FOR KEYSTONE OAKS STUDENTS ARE CANCELED. RESUME ON FEBRUARY 9, AT THE LATEST. ATHLETIC PRACTICES AND GAMES WILL CONTINUE. AT ISSUE, IS A SALARY STRUCTURE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR LENGTH OF THE PROPOSAL. THE DISTRICT SAYS INCREA
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Teachers in the Keystone Oaks School District will go on strike starting Monday, prompting the district to cancel classes for all students, the district announced.
The district said the school board and the Keystone Oaks Education Association were unable to agree on a new contract in talks over the past week and this weekend.
“Our hope is that an agreement can be reached and students can return to classes as soon as possible,” a notice signed by Superintendent William Stropkaj said.