Strike News: No more School o' Substitutes

The Latest:

• Hottel has announced that schools will not try to run on substitute staff.
• At last count, under 400 substitutes, college students, admin, and parents had been recruited to act as substitutes.
• There may be an attempt to keep schools open for high school seniors, who need 175 days of school to graduate. With snow days adding up, additional no-school days could push back scheduled graduations.
• After two unsuccessful meetings this week, both sides will return to the negotiating table tomorrow with a conciliator.
  

In other news:

• Today is the District's fifth snow day of '07-'08, along with numerous delayed openings and early dismissals.