The Christian Science Monitor – Story Hinckley
“In response to a teacher “sick-out” protest that cancelled classes at 64 schools Monday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan toured Detroit public schools Tuesday to survey conditions and see what all the fuss was about. Mayor Duggan told reporters that some of the conditions were “heartbreaking.” Duggan was shocked to see a dead mouse, a water-buckled gym floor, and students wearing coats in cold classrooms while on his tour. “If the ceilings are falling down, we sweep up, go back to business as usual,” Ellen Morgan, a 2nd grade teacher at Spain Elementary Middle-School, told WXYZ Detroit. She says that poor conditions have been disrupting classrooms for a long time, but the state of Detroit’s schools has now become intolerable. Teachers say their protest is called a “sick-out” for a reason.”(more)