All classes have been canceled in Englewood this coming Monday, as more than a hundred teachers walkout to demand better funding for public schools.
In an announcement posted on the school district’s website, Englewood Schools Superintendent Wendy Rubin said that over 150 Englewood teachers plan to walk out and take their concerns over school funding to the State Capitol.
“This means that over 70% of our teacher workforce will not be present to staff our schools, and we expect that number of absences to continue to grow,” the statement from Rubin reads. “For that reason, we will be canceling school for students on Monday, April 16.”
All schools will be closed to students except the Early Childhood Education Center at Maddox, which will run its program as usual, according to Rubin. Champions will also remain open for the whole day. Schools are expected to resume as usual on Tuesday.
The announcement goes on to state that teachers in other districts across Colorado will also take part in the day of action, “though it’s possible not all districts will be affected by absences to the same degree that we are experiencing in Englewood,” Rubin said.
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