Mukilteo Teacher Walkout to Impact Everett Families

May 14, 2015

Everett

Mukilteo School District

Parents will need to make some plans as walkout changes school calendar.

An important message for parents who live in Everett but have children attending Mukilteo schools. Today the Mukilteo School District announced teachers will hold a one-day walkout next Wednesday. All Mukilteo schools will be closed and the last day of school will now be moved from June 11th to June 12th. Here is the official announcement.

Members of the Mukilteo Education Association (MEA), the union that represents teachers who are employed by the Mukilteo School District, have voted to participate in a one-day walkout on Wednesday, May 20. With the walkout, classes in all Mukilteo schools will be canceled on that day.

Union leadership has emphasized with school district officials that their action is not a strike against the school district or its students, families or the community. They explain that their action is being done as a way for staff to show solidarity with their colleagues across the state and to send a message to the state legislature about the importance of adequate funding for education.

Although all classes will be canceled on Wednesday, May 20 as a result of the teacher walkout, some activities will proceed as scheduled. Classes at the Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center and at the Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECEAP) will continue as scheduled. Transportation to out-of-district programs also will be available as usual.

Due to the one-day walkout on May 20, the missed day of school will be added to the end of the school year. As a result, the previously scheduled last day, Thursday, June 11, will become a full day of school rather than an early-dismissal day. The final day of school will occur on Friday, June 12, which will be an early-dismissal day.

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