A message to the community from the Shoreline Education Association

On Monday, May 11, Shoreline School District teachers and SESPA will stage a one-day walkout. This is a planned action and school has already been cancelled for the day. (see previous article).

Strikers will be picketing at two locations from 9am to 11:45am:

• Town Center at Lake Forest Park at the intersection of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way NE
• The Intersection of 175th and Aurora.

...then gathering for a rally at Cromwell Park at 12:30pm.

From the SEA

A Message to Our Community,

On Thursday, April 30, 2015, the members of the Shoreline Education Association voted to conduct a one day walkout on Monday, May 11th, to highlight the legislature’s failure to comply with their constitutional obligation to amply fund public education. Members of the Shoreline Education Support Professionals Association voted to support and actively participate in that walkout.

We sincerely hope that our community will join us in this effort, as we have common ground in the high value we place on public education.

This is not a walkout against the District. The target of this action is the State Legislature.

Shoreline Educators did not take this action lightly. Serving our students and their families is the primary reason we entered this profession, and guides each and every one of us every day on the job.

On May 11, we will also be on the job serving our students and families through direct action to compel our legislature to follow the constitution and obey the will of the voters. We believe public education is a civil right; unfortunately, our elected leaders in Olympia are placing that civil right in jeopardy.

More information on their website