WOODHAVEN, MI students walk out today to protest privatization (with video)

[Bozita]

http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2010/10/28/news/doc4cc98a78b42af497097005.txt

WOODHAVEN: Students walk out today to protest privatization (with video)
Published: Thursday, October 28, 2010
By Jackie Harrison-Martin


WOODHAVEN — About 75 students walked out of Woodhaven High School this morning in protest of a recent privatization of maintenance and transportation services.

At 10:10 a.m. the students left school property and walked about a mile or so to the administrative offices of the Board of Education, 24821 Hall Road.

They plan to be there until about the end of the school day.

Students were holding signs and chanting “save our staff” and the names of several high school security guards who are expected to be bumped out of their jobs.

The Woodhaven-Brownstown School District turned over its custodial and maintenance services Monday to a private out-of-state company, potentially leaving 28 employees without jobs.

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[marmar]

1. Good for them.....

..... we could use a little France in America these days.

[Angry Dragon]

7. The French gave us...........

"Off with their heads!!"

[blondeatlast]

2. BIG k/r for those courageous, smart students! nt

[Barack_America]

3. Very proud of them. nt

[Hannah Bell]

4. knr

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Big thumbs up from me.

[knitter4democracy]

6. This is awesome!! Go kids!

Everyone in education knows that support staff are some of the people our kids learn from and lean on the most. Keep kids safe, and keep those jobs unionized and overseen!