There are hundreds of picket signs lined up and ready to go.
This is a very expensive community to live in, and it's a real struggle for many families.
I'm cautiously optimistic that it'll pass. I think we have a very fair offer from the county. It doesn't solve everything that needs to be solved, but it went a long way.
Our students, under the old policy, probably took advantage of that a little bit and believed they could be absent for any reason.
I do not want to lead another strike. I do not want to have a knock-down, drag-out fight with you every time we come to the bargaining table.
There's a point beyond which we just can't go.