TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Striking teachers in Washington state’s third-largest school district have voted to accept a contract, ending a walkout that has kept students out of class for eight days.
The union announced that Thursday afternoon’s vote at a Tacoma high school gym was 98 percent in favor.
Teachers were told the three-year contract would keep salaries and class sizes the same. On the most contentious issue of teacher transfers, the contract calls for a committee of union and school district representatives to recommend a fair policy.
The union is concerned teachers could be transferred at the whim of principals. The district wants to consider factors in addition to seniority.