Hundreds of teachers with Oakland Unified School District and their supporters picketed outside schools and marched through city streets Friday on day two of the teacher strike.
OAKLAND -- Hundreds of teachers with Oakland Unified School District and their supporters marched through city streets Friday on day two of the teacher strike.
The teachers union, the Oakland Education Association, called a strike late Wednesday, demanding higher wages, smaller classes, more guidance counselors, improved services for students with disabilities, additional mental health help for students still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and support for Historically Black Community Schools.
Brown emphasized the importance of mental health support for students in Oakland, many of whom have experienced violence and carry emotional stress when they come to school. "Salary is not the only thing that is making teachers leave Oakland. We need more support for our students. We need better facilities. Classrooms that are less than 100 degrees in the summer. We need climate control," said Schoberd.
"OEA's vision of the common good is about us, the district, attempting to singularly solve complex societal realities, such as homelessness, that go far beyond the scope of what public schools can and should do alone," she said. The district said in a statement schools would be open"but it will not be a typical school day." A note to parents said school meals would continue to be served and all state and federally-funded after-school programs would go on being held.
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