After all, it was just stall tactics to hush the crowd. There was never a sincere desire to get the kids back in school. Between the Governor and the HSTA, the children were never a priority. It was always about taking, not giving. Our poor children have lost again. This is simply disgusting. Shame on all of you that allowed this to happen. God help our children.
Lingle rejects plan to reduce Furlough Fridays
By Star-Bulletin staff and news services
Gov. Linda Lingle has rejected an agreement between the teachers union and education officials to end some furlough days and get students back in the classroom.
Hawaii State Teachers Association President Wil Okabe announced earlier today that the agreement, reached last week, had been approved by the union.
The agreement reduces the remaining 10 furlough days in the current school year to three, all of which would be taken at the end of the school year.
Okabe says $35 million from the state's rainy-day fund will be used to restore five furlough days, and teachers will give up two planning days.
Late today, the governor said the agreement is not a "viable solution" to restore 27 furlough days the rest of this school year and next.
"Today's proposal being floated in the media would use more than two-thirds of the $50 million offered by the governor and would only restore five days of instruction, the governor said in a statement.
"This arrangement is not a credible plan, it is not fiscally responsible and it is not sustainable," Lingle said.
The Governor doesn't care about what happens because she'll be leaving the "crap" behind for someone else to clean up.......
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