In a message sent to parents and posted on the district’s website, officials announced the closure due to expected low staff turnout for the “A Day without Immigrants” event, which is part of the far-left “May Day Strong” National Day of Action.
A whopping 70 percent of the district’s staff signed on to support canceling school for theprotest.
SCOOP: The Madison Metropolitan School District (@MMSDschools) in Wisconsin sent out a message notifying parents that May 1st classes will be canceled so teachers can join anti-ICE protests
Your students are forced to lose out on their education so teachers can be left-wing…pic.twitter.com/xTuAvFBSsU
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The full announcement from the Madison Metropolitan School Districtwebsiteread as follows:
Our Madison Teachers Inc. (MTI) partners recently shared that they received 70% of staff signatures supporting participation in “A Day without Immigrants” as part of the May Day Strong national day of action.
After a conversation with MTI, we understand that we may experience low staff turnout and believe this will directly affect the safety of our community due to insufficient supervision and educational support for our students.
Once we were made aware of the anticipated staff absences, we reviewed options and scenarios to best support students and families. After thoughtful discussion and collaboration, it has been determined that:
However, all other activities, including events and athletics, will continue as scheduled.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
