Whereas before the students could not even get their questions answered, since the rally and for some the walk out, suddenly the adminstration can't wait to talk with them. Cleverly the students protested and made themselves unavailable for Fourth Wednesday count, used to apportion money to school districts.
See how it works WR Board of Edcation? You lowball the teachers and then the students cut your money. You now have ten days to account for the missing students.
Shi-Keeta Horne, take us home:
"I'm actually happy that we did this because what we finally got a meeting. I think we deserve that because they never told us anything about what was happening with the school."
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Amazingly admirable. Good for the students for taking action and making themselves active, and influential, players in the whole negotiation.
I have always thought the whole "count day" was a stupid idea. In Kentucky (where I grew up), attendance was taken EVERY DAY, and then averaged.
I like when students are engaged in what really goes on in their school in their names. So often we hear adults proclaim everything is for the kids. Now the kids spoke up for themselves, VERY refreshing.
You're right about the count cmadler but YCD likes the initiative of the kids to have their walkout on the fourth Wednesday nonetheless...
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