A massive crowd of CEA teachers, support staff and community members rallied outside the emergency school board meeting at Southland Center.
Some of Ohio's state politicians made appearances, including Democratic State Sen. Tina Maharath — who was inside the Southland Center — as well as fellow Democrat and State Sen. Hearcel Craig, who rallied outside with the union and its supporters.
"The teachers are our foundation, and we've got to find a way to make sure that they're getting the appropriate resources that is necessary for them to teach all of our children no matter what the Zip code is," Craig said."My hope and my prayer is that we're able to come back to the table, and continue to work through these issues, so that our families and children have quality of life.
"It is with a full understanding of the sacrifices that students, parents, and teachers will make together to win the schools Columbus students deserve that CEA members overwhelmingly rejected the Board's last, best and final offer tonight and intend to strike," CEA spokesperson Regina Fuentes said. "School does start on Wednesday, which means our children will be online learning," Adair said, indicating the district has no illusions that an agreement with the CEA will be reached before then.
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