Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson Terminates 3,300 Schoolteacher Contracts
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson informed 3,300 teachers that she was terminating their contracts and offered them a new one with one less day. By doing so, the teacher's union is accusing Goodloe-Johnson of firing the schoolteachers and probably breaking the law.
"Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson's decision to fire nearly all of Seattle's teachers is bizarre," said Olga Addae, Seattle Education Association president. "Her actions are a flagrant violation of state labor law. She can't do it, and even if she could, what she's doing is a slap in the face to every teacher in Seattle."
"Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson's decision to fire nearly all of Seattle's teachers is bizarre," said Olga Addae, Seattle Education Association president. "Her actions are a flagrant violation of state labor law. She can't do it, and even if she could, what she's doing is a slap in the face to every teacher in Seattle."
What’s under dispute is one day. All of the teachers who received the letter today had what are known as continuing contracts. The old contracts were for 180 days plus two Learning Improvement Days. The new contracts Goodloe-Johnson offered them are for 180 days, but with only one Learning Improvement Day.
“This is a dispute over one day,” Addae said. “Maybe this kind of disrespectful bully tactic worked back in South Carolina, but Seattle’s students and teachers deserve better.”
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Read the letter Goodloe-Johnson sent to the schoolteachers.
Read the Seattle Education Association press release.
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“This is a dispute over one day,” Addae said. “Maybe this kind of disrespectful bully tactic worked back in South Carolina, but Seattle’s students and teachers deserve better.”
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Read the letter Goodloe-Johnson sent to the schoolteachers.
Read the Seattle Education Association press release.
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