Posted on Feb 23, 2010
The SDUSD Education Center was a little bit brighter tonight as nearly 1,000 educators and community members participated in a candlelight vigil to keep the pressure on the School Board to settle a fair contract with SDEA members. Teachers, parents and students rallied outside the Board meeting before participating in a candle-lit processional down Normal Street and around the Ed. Center.
San Diego’s educators have committed to doing our part by offering furlough days to ensure that class sizes are kept low, that layoffs don’t happen, and that nursing and counseling services are guaranteed for kids. Now it’s time for the members of the Board of Education to step to the plate and do their share.
The SDEA and SDUSD bargaining teams will meet again tomorrow, Feb. 24 to discuss SDEA’s reasonable settlement proposal, which balances the fiscal realities of our state with the needs of students and those who educate them. We will continue to be out in full force at every Board meeting until the District reaches a fair settlement with SDEA members.
