'Sad' students, 'defeated' parents pen letters urging judge to end Newton teachers' strike
Thursday marked the 10th day of no school in the city as the Newton Teachers Association continues to push for new contract items.
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Thursday marked the 10th day of no school in the city as the Newton Teachers Association continues to push for new contract items.
Students will have the Monday off for President’s Day but will have to be in school Tuesday through the end of the week, February 23, according to officials.
A bill filed last year would give teachers the right to strike.
Striking Newton educators and the School Committee made public some of their proposals for a new contract Sunday afternoon in apparent last-ditch efforts to reopen the city’s schools in time for Monday morning.
Newton teachers have been fined $375,000 during its week-long strike, and a Middlesex judge ruled fines will continue if a deal with the School Committee is not reached by Sunday night, albeit at a much lower rate.