Teachers email parents demanding they don’t homeschool kids – as San Francisco strike grinds into a third day

California Post ^ | 2/10/26 | Annie Gaus

[Libloather]

Striking San Francisco teachers have demanded parents avoid homeschooling their children to help support their push for higher wages and better conditions.

More than 50,000 children were kept home on Monday and Tuesday after teachers walked off the job and joined picket lines, demanding a nine per cent raise over two years and subsidized family health care, which the cash-strapped San Francisco School District claims it can’t afford.

And with the strike set to drag into a Wednesday, local parents are now fuming after teachers emailed them and asked them not to encourage any home study.

The district — which says it could lose millions in funding each day the strike goes on — offered homework packets that include “five days of independent study work and practice in both English Language Arts and in Math,” according to its website.

But teachers claim in messages they sent to parents that the packets were a ploy to ensure the district continues to receive funds during the strike, meaning the district would be able to avoid caving to the union’s demands.

“If many families participate in independent study, it reduces pressure on the district and can prolong the strike,” read a screenshot shared on social media. “If you are able, we ask that you do not participate in the independent study provided by the district.”

[Nateman]

Milton Friedman pointed out that the Teachers Union was the #1 enemy of a decent education in America. It was his book Free To Choose that saved me from being brain washed in High School. When I read Reagan’s endorsement on the cover it convinced me he was going to be an excellent president.

[BatGuano]

I would be proud to be a scab, again, and again and again!
Look up the first use of the word, “scab,” in labor disputes.
It was coined by Jack London, the bastard commie son of a loose woman.
My kind of guy./S. He died of a kidney problems....I think syphilis!

[spankalib]

My son and his wife have home schooled their 4 daughters.

I'm so proud of them all - amazing! So blessed!