[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap] am a parent of two students at LAUSD public schools. Life is hectic enough without having to prepare for a school strike. I can barely figure out what’s for dinner every night. With work, school, sports, and carpool, a strike would affect everything we do. So we thought it would be a good idea to have a game plan for our family.
More than 30,000 teachers and staff in the Los Angeles Unified may go on strike, leaving close to half a million children without a teacher in the classroom. Teachers are fighting for higher pay, smaller class sizes, and more counselors, and nurses. My children, an eighth grader and a tenth grader, have been piecing together information from the media and word of mouth because students were given few details about what to expect from the school.
In an effort to prepare our family for the impending work stoppage at the schools, I organized a plan with my children that would address all of our concerns. This is what we did.