Most of Detroit’s Public Schools Close Amid Teacher Sick-Out
In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, Pam Barnes, right and Asher Huey, of the American Federation of Teachers, walk by some missing ceiling tiles while touring Osborn Collegiate Academy of Mathematics Science and Technology in Detroit, to look at some of the poor conditions that have prompted sickouts by Detroit Public School teachers.Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via AP
DETROIT—Most of Detroit’s public schools closed for the day on Wednesday due to teacher absences, as disgruntled educators stepped up efforts to protest the governor’s plans for the district, its ramshackle finances and dilapidated buildings.
Detroit Public Schools said more than 85 of its roughly 100 schools were shut. On Tuesday night, a group advocating for change at city schools known as Detroit Teachers Strike to Win warned of closures and said protests were planned Wednesday.
