Teachers in the Lake Washington School District will join a series of staged walk-outs in Puget Sound school districts to protest what they say is too little money for the state’s public schools.
In an email Thursday, union president Kevin Teeley said a big majority of his 1,700 members voted to walk out because they think that’s the only way to increase school funding.
“We have tried everything possible to compel the Legislature to fully fund public education as required by our state Constitution,” the email stated. “Walking out is a last resort — nothing short of a work stoppage seems to get their attention.”
Lake Washington teachers will stage a one-day walkout May 6, the email said. Superintendent Traci Pierce sent an email to families Thursday saying schools will be closed that day and a make-up day will be added to the end of the school year.