Sources: Hundreds of teachers to stage 'sickout' in East Valley districts Educators from two Valley districts to protest in-person learning. By: Steve Irvin , Danielle Lerner , Karla Navarrete Posted at 9:34 PM, Dec 29, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-30 00:32:07-05 The ABC15 education team has learned, hundreds of teachers in the Chandler and Gilbert Unified school districts are planning a sick out for next week, when students return to class. Multiple sources say, as many as 600 teachers in Chandler, and 150 teachers in Gilbert will call out to protest district plans to return to in-person learning. State guidelines recommend all schools return to virtual learning, based on current metrics.