Local voucher school's teachers go months without pay

Lindsay Fiori:

A local voucher school has not paid teachers in months and has lost nearly two-thirds of its students, staff said Wednesday.

St. John Fisher Academy, a private high school that opened in Racine last fall using state voucher money, has reportedly not paid staff members since March and has seen student enrollment dwindle from about 50 children to only 26, according to teachers who filed complaints this month with the state Department of Workforce Development.

Teachers have continued to show up for work each day despite going without pay from mid-December to February and from March to now, they said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 2, 2012 1:31 AM
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