Detroit Free Press: Sick-day battle brews in Detroit schools
The day after one-quarter of Detroit Public Schools teachers called in sick, shutting down 54 schools, the warring teachers union and administrators retreated to their corners to reload.
Leaders of the Detroit Federation of Teachers met with their attorney Thursday in response to school officials’ threat that the 1,724 teachers who called in sick Wednesday would not be paid unless they have a doctor’s excuse.
Lekan Oguntoyinbo, spokesman for the district, said the point was to make teachers use their sick days responsibly.
“The behavior exhibited by the group of teachers who chose not to show up was injurious to our primary goal to improve and sustain academic achievement,” he said.
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