Teachers, others shocked to get SFUSD ‘assignments’ for strike day

By Joe Eskenazi : missionlocal – excerpt

On late Friday, workers were given ‘redeployment assignments’ to ‘Staff Centers’ opened because of Monday’s school closures. They’re confused.

On the cusp of Monday’s planned San Francisco teacher work stoppage, teachers were jolted to receive emails from the district telling them they had work to do.

On Friday evening, the San Francisco Unified School District emailed its 6,000-plus teachers, providing them information that they already knew — schools are closed Mondaydue to the overwhelming possibility of the first San Francisco teacher walkout in 47 years. The email informed teachers — who voted at a 97.6 percent clip to authorize Monday’s walkout — that they were receiving “redeployment assignments” to “Staff Centers” on Monday.

“In order to maintain District operations, we are opening Staff Centers where SFUSD employees should report to work,” the email states. “Staff are expected to work and report to their assigned Staff Center.” … (more)

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