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My School Is Going On Strike? Wtf?

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nolan.
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So i guess that my high school is going on strike because the teachers aren't getting benefits and the district won't give them a contract to work under..

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/08/east_pennsboro_teachers_to_str.html

read about it there..

but...what the fuck am I to expect? I've heard all types of stuff like I may not even get back to school until Novermber 14th, when I am supposed to start August 24th..Anyone's school ever been on strike before or know about this stuff and how long they can do it?

Aug 5 2010 2:54PM
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Mooserz
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my school did this once. we were out for a couple of weeks. expect to make up that time during breaks though.
Aug 5 2010 2:54PM
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I.Love.Beezy
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Aug 5 2010 2:55PM
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BryantPhoto
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I would be bitching too, unless they tried to strike in the winter.
Aug 5 2010 2:56PM
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J-Evs
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you lucky son of a nut
Aug 5 2010 2:56PM
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nolan.
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it's not lucky when I am gonna be in school until august next year if they strike : /
Aug 5 2010 2:56PM
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Schlop
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Have fun not having a spring break, happened here once and we were out for like 3 weeks but they fuckin took away our holidays
Aug 5 2010 2:56PM
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Mtougas
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This happened when i was in school for about 3 weeks. enjoy it while you can because they gotta push the curriculum upon you alot quicker throughout the rest of the year.
Aug 5 2010 2:57PM
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00_Koda
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never gad a strike but theres a shit storm brewing at my high school because they just built and its super unorganized
Aug 5 2010 2:58PM
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nolan.
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i want my thanksgiving / christmas / spring break. and sped up curriculum...YES. even more fun. fuck school /rant
Aug 5 2010 3:04PM
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Zump.
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I would be so pissed off. It dicks all the kids right over, thats who they are there for in the first place.
Aug 5 2010 3:22PM
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Aaaron.
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whut's good nolan
Aug 5 2010 3:29PM
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nolan.
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hide your kids. hide your wife.

Aug 5 2010 3:32PM
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Abc567def
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Hide your husband cuz they are raping everyone up in here
Aug 5 2010 3:46PM
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paige.
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Do you go to private school? Because I'm pretty sure that they weren't allowed to take away public school's christmas/spring break and we just had to fit the whole curriculum in a shorter period of time. It didn't seem like a big deal at all... I never noticed a heavier workload (although that WAS the year my school decided that exams weren't beneficial so they cancelled most of them, who knows if we ever finished the curriculum). Only really sucked for science because our teacher sent us an email saying we would have a big test the first day back despite the fact that all of our textbooks were locked in the school.
Aug 5 2010 3:51PM
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fountain.
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because hes going to have to make up that school sometime, most likely during winter/spring, therefore not having as much time for skiing. that would fucking SUCK
Aug 5 2010 4:33PM
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Wolvmatt.
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That blows.  I hope they don't try to make up time during winter break.
Aug 5 2010 4:36PM
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omnomnom
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duude that sucks.. my school goes from aug 25-June 10th.. kinda lame.
Aug 5 2010 4:37PM
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.Asain-Skiier
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hey the 24th is by birthday.
Aug 5 2010 4:37PM
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kootenayklaus
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So does mine.
Aug 5 2010 4:39PM
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EthanJPAskier
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It seems great till you're in school for 12 weeks straight with no days off (minus weekends) then it fucking sucks.
Aug 5 2010 4:40PM
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TLTQ
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if your graduating this year, that blows, if not, you'll be fine. You will most likely get the normal holidays off(thanks giving, christmas, spring break ect...), just fewer/no proffesional development days off. atleast
Aug 5 2010 4:49PM
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JahJahBinks
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I go back the 13th soooo fu
Aug 5 2010 5:02PM
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hurrisun
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thats sick my school striked in like grade 3 it was wicked
Aug 5 2010 5:04PM
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DrZoidberg
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The teachers at my high school didn't have a contract for a while, but they still worked. Every thursday they would all dress in black, wear this button that said "No contract, Still working, Still caring" and go in when the bell rung for first period instead of being inside already. They never went on strike though.
Aug 5 2010 7:30PM
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alvy.
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same happened to me. You get literally no winter break, mid winter break, or spring break. We had 2 days for mid winter break instead of a week, one week in winter break instead of 2 weeks, and luckily spring break was only taken off by a day or so, but still, it sucked ass.
Aug 5 2010 7:55PM
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yojimbo
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the american school system is such shit. teachers should be treated so much better than they are, after all they educate our youth and the youth is the future so hey! lets fuck our country by pumping out a bunch of fucking retards! good idea!
Aug 5 2010 8:04PM
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Jamestown
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Transfer to a new school?
Aug 5 2010 8:06PM
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Zump.
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I would do this too. I wouldn't fuck around with my education. That could really screw you over in the future
Aug 5 2010 8:58PM
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Drail
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my school went on strike once. our highschool went from grade 9-12, it was my summer between grade 8 and 9 (so, my summer between elementary and highschool). They went on strike at the end of summer, extended into the school year by three weeks... so essentially, I got an extra three weeks of summer before having to start highschool.

Within those three weeks I smoked pot for the first time, which resulted in 12 years of smoke weed every day.

How 'bout that.
Aug 5 2010 9:00PM
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Vikingskier
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maybe Keanu Reeves will come replace your teachers

Aug 5 2010 9:01PM
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TLTQ
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aha that made me lol pre hard. k+ for you
Aug 6 2010 12:06PM
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remove
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during winter you can go on strike too.

If they can do it so can you

Aug 6 2010 12:10PM
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andreaswhite
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drop out. ski more.
Aug 6 2010 2:58PM
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infedel_one
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we had our teachers strike once, got off school for two weeks and had the most beautiful weather...it was in the spring which meant they couldnt take away a break, and we hadnt had too many snowdays so those were counted as snowdays and we only went 3 days longer
Aug 6 2010 3:27PM
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