‘I texted to say the teachers left’| High Tech Middle School teachers walkout, leaving students unattended – CBS News 8
Multiple teachers at High Tech Middle School walked out of their classrooms in what appeared to be an “unlawful work stoppage,” according to High Tech Middle School.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Several teachers walked out of their classrooms on Wednesday at Hi…….
Multiple teachers at High Tech Middle School walked out of their classrooms in what appeared to be an “unlawful work stoppage,” according to High Tech Middle School.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Several teachers walked out of their classrooms on Wednesday at High Tech Middle School in Point Loma.
News 8 has learned there has been a battle brewing between teachers and administration about pay, late paychecks, and other issues.
On Wednesday night, the school board is having a special board meeting to discuss incentive pay for substitutes to address the shortage and is expected to hear an earful.
“At the beginning of school before we enter into class, a lot of the kids were waiting outside. I saw a bunch of teachers walk out for the school,” said Muska Wahab, a student at High Tech Middle.
Wahab’s father also spoke to News 8 and gave us permission to speak with his daughter.
“She texted me that the teachers have some kind of program they want to run for themselves. We don’t know the details,” said Edris Wahab.
The school says several of the 15 teachers and three educational staff specialists walked out of class Wednesday, leaving kids unattended.
“I texted to say the teachers left. I didn’t know what was going on. I was confused,” said Wahab.
Another eighth grader, whose parent allowed them to share their text message, said teachers came in from other campuses and asked them to write letters to the teachers who walked out, thanking them for their work.
Parents were also confused.
“I was a little bit disturbed. I thought it was a bit irresponsible,” said Tom, who was picking up his daughter from High Tech Middle.
He didn’t want to disclose his full name but said he went to his daughter’s school to find out what was going on.
“I came to the school and asked what was going on and they said there were enough adults on staff to supervise the children today,” said Tom “And they would give us further information and said some grievances the teachers had,”
No teacher would comment but here’s what we’ve gathered.
The CEO of the schools had a meeting with staff before school started and it did not go well.
High Tech teachers recently created a union called the High Tech Education Collective.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the Collective posted an update from their meeting talking about how some schools are being impacted by resignations, lack of subs, …….
