Teacher Sickout Closes 2 Dozen Schools In Detroit

DETROIT (WWJ) - Two dozen Detroit schools are closed again Tuesday because too many teachers have called off work.

DPS officials say the following schools are closed due to a high volume of teacher absences: Academy of the Americas, Bates, Bow, Burton, Carleton, Carstens, Carver, Coleman Young, Dixon, Drew, Gompers, Henderson, Marcus Garvey, Mackenzie, Mark Twain, Palmer Park, Pasteur, Paul Robeson, Sampson, Spain, Thirkell, Thurgood Marshall, Turning Point and Vernor.

More than 60 schools were closed Monday because of teacher sickouts. Teachers are upset over class sizes, pay, the condition of buildings and a plan by Gov. Rick Snyder to deal with millions of debt by creating a new district.

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DPS Emergency Manager Darnell Earley said it's clear that teachers are feeling frustrated over the challenges they face, but he stressed that sickouts are not the way to get the support needed to address the issue. He called the sick days "misguided."