Critical Conflict Between Teachers At The Reynoldsburg City School And The School Board

Tinker v. Des Moines Schools took place in 1969. The historical significance of the Supreme Court’s decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Schools is that the case detailed the rights of students attending public schools. The case originated when five children, four of which were Tinker children and one a friend of the children, wanted to wear black armband to protest the Vietnam War at their school. The administrators on the Des Moines School Board created a policy that required the students to remove the armbands or they would be punished. Three of the five children were suspended from school. In District Court, the court ruled that the Des Moines School Board were justified in their actions.

This Supreme Court case involved First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District involved three public school students (petitioners) in Des Moines, Iowa who were suspended from school, because they wore black armbands in protest of the government's policy in Vietnam. The petitioners sought damages and an injunction against the regulation preventing them from wearing the armbands. Their complaint was dismissed by the District Court on February 24, 1969, because the Court determined that the regulation was within the authority of the Board's power though there was no proof that the behavior had "materially and substantially" interfered with the school's ability to conduct school activities.

In 1969, three young activists walked into school and were told they could not symbolically express themselves. Without these teens carrying out this simple act of rebellion, students today would lack basic rights in the school place, as they would have no outlet outside of the home to express their views. In order to understand Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District one must examine the history behind the case, analyze the case itself, and evaluate the impacts on modern society.

Simple arithmetic is not an easy task. Just like some students have difficulties with basic mathematics skills, so does the Superintendent. This is not to say that the Superintendent cannot do basic math. What this is really comparing is the challenging undertaking involved in counting four out of seven votes in favor of the Superintendent 's recommendations. Swaying back and forth for Board votes is timely and very hard to accomplish, but it is an essential part of the job. Sharp and Walter (2004) explain board members have no authority as individuals. However, together or as a majority they can be extremely powerful in making policy. Longer tenures and more efficient working

Robeson High school is located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, and has been labeled on of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago. In 2007, a teachers’ strike led to CPS teachers walking out on 400,000 students. The schools were shut down for just under a week, leaving families lacking the childcare and meals the school typically provided. This strike was due to pay cuts and salary disagreements, more specifically, teachers wanted a 17% increase in salary, while CPS was already one billion dollars in debt. With teachers feeling like they are underpaid and mistreated, it is very difficult for students to be properly taught. That strike alone prevented students from learning for an entire week. When the strike was over, teachers were victorious; however, CPS was left even more in debt, which lowered funding once again in the classroom. All through the strike and in the time following it, the students were constantly the ones who were losing.

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Strike in 2012 affected every single Chicago Public School and their Students in 2012. ( which is around or more than 600 schools and over 350,000 Students). CTU started negotiating their contract with CPS in November of 2011, but their demands were not met, So they began to organize a strike for the first time in Chicago in 25 years. The Strike began on September 19, 2012 and was lead by Karen Lewis who was not only a CPS Teacher, but also President of the CTU. The purpose of the Strike was because of many issues, including:closings of Chicago Public Schools, Overcrowded classrooms, No Air conditioning and or heat in schools during extremely hot and or cold weather, Teacher’s unfair

Recently, some disheartening Facebook posts were discovered on the page of Michael L. Till II who is a candidate for the Smithville School Board. These posts ranged from racists to derogatory to just plain inappropriate and showed us the lack of moral integrity by a candidate running for an office that represents the Smithville School District. As a student in the district and a community voice, I wanted to bring this to the attention of the voters of Smithville.

The Fallsburg Teachers Association is passionate in our support for the significant task of the teachers at the Fallsburg School District. However, today we believe that the task is in jeopardy. It is threatened by an operating budget and now that the economy is improving, we welcome the opportunity for change.

Cheryl Rhea of Hattieville, AR, a high school teacher, was asked if she liked her current career. She responded with “Yes, I love It!”. When asked if she enjoyed working in the high school, she replied with the same answer, “Yes, even more so!”. I then asked Mrs. Rhea what was her favorite part about her job. She replied with “I enjoy it all.” After I asked Mrs.Rhea about her favorite part of her job I then asked her what her least favorite part of her job. She replied with “Putting up with students that don’t do their work.” After a pause I asked her what made her want to be a teacher, she replied with “Honestly just to be off in the summer.” The next question I asked her was what is her biggest challenge working with students was and she replied with “Trying to get students on task.” I then asked her to explain what she meant by this. Mrs.Rhea then replied with “It could be anything, from a student not doing any work to two students talking.” Out of curiosity I asked if she had ever had to send the whole class to the office. She laughed and replied with “No.” I also asked at this time what kind of technology does it take to run the whole class.

The movie “WALKOUT” features a high school student by the name of Paula Crisotomo who is tired of being treated unequally. She tries to meet up with students and other authorities to figure out a way to combat the unfair treatment. They are punished for speaking spanish in school, they are not allowed to use certain bathrooms, and they are even forced to do janitorial work as punishments. With inspiration from her teacher, she decides to hand out surveys to see who might be interested in changes to the high school. However, the school decides to meet her needs, so she urges the school to walk out after attendance is taken. After numerous walkouts, many arrests, and many other challenges that were faced throughout her journey, she eventually

The community I live in is always fairly content with everything they own and have. Recently though, the high school in the community I live in is unhappy with the contract that they have. They have threatened that they will go on strike on the date of October 28, 2015 if an agreement is not reached.

As a soon to be teacher, you can learn a lot from this story. For example, when Mr. Clark runs out of the room and decides to quit. Thankfully his friend was there for him and was able to convince him to return to his job. She said those kids need you. Can you imagine what would have happened to those children if he did quit? I believe that those kids would have been another statistic in the making. This is very realistic for me because I am sure there will be days when I want to quit my job. But by working hard and feeling like I can make a difference in my students lives’ hopefully I can persevere. Life gets tough sometimes but we can have hope at the end of the tunnel. Not everything is going to become easy, especially your first year out

Watcher also mentioned her appreciation for student participation and knowledge about the strike, such as my own, saying “I love the student support. I mean… Understanding labor relations in an education institution is really important. At this particular time, I think it’s great that students are involved and learning not only what faculty roles are, but how those roles show up in a labor environment.”

In my position as a union leader, I have seen teachers fight tirelessly for these causes. Also in this position, I have worked with teachers who do not understand that the role of unions as well as the relationships that they have with their districts must change to survive. This change in relationship status must be made by both the union as well as the district their teachers serve. I am lucky to be a part of union and district that understands this need for change. I have witnessed a shift in the mentality of the people I work with. Someday, I would like to play a role in other districts changing their “us against them” mentality by taking what I have learned about empowering teachers; the people who play the biggest role in educating students and giving them a bigger say in how our students are

A boycott organized by Emily, Madi, Angelina, and myself took place 7:40 am in school last Friday morning. Many students were not in their respective first period rooms, and nobody showed up at all in Mr. Rogers’s. The school board gathered us here today to explain the cause of this boycott; likewise, we would like to voice out our fellow students’ concerns during this conversation. Mr. Rogers treated us unfairly and showed a clear dislike towards females.