Milwaukee & Madison Public Schools to be Closed Monday, 2/21/2011 Due to Teacher Absences

Tom Kertscher:

Milwaukee Public Schools is closed Monday for Presidents Day, according to a statement on the home page of the district's website.

Superintendent Gregory Thornton said in the statement he wants to "assure families that we intend to have classes on Tuesday as scheduled."

The home page also includes a "fact sheet for families" about the demonstrations in Madison. It says MPS closed schools Friday because more than 1,000 MPS teachers attended the demonstrations. Another day of school will be added to make up for Friday, and teachers who were absent without leave face possible disciplinary action ranging from pay deductions to termination, according the fact sheet.

Members of the Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association union plan to participate in demonstrations in Madison on Monday.

The Madison Metropolitan School District, which was scheduled to be open for Presidents Day, will close because of "substantial concerns about significant staff absences," according to a statement issues Sunday evening by the district.

However, classes are scheduled to resume Tuesday because the district "received assurances" that teachers would return then, the statement said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 20, 2011 9:13 PM
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