Posted on 02/11/2026 1:14:37 AM PST by 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.”
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How dare they resist turning their kids into gay communists who will hate their parents! Don’t they know it takes a village to raise a kid? /s
lol. parents: as a convenience for us, please make sure your kids don’t learn anything while we’re taking a few days off for more money.
good grief.
Most public elementary schools are just Daycare for two working parent families.
Re demanded:
Public SERVANTS don’t get to “ demand”.
Emphasis on “servants”.
Homeschooling works. Do it anyway.
Stupid newswriter never heard of the Subjunctive Mood!
Regards,
Parents are SCABS now.
This is the first I’ve heard of a school providing independent study materials to counter a teacher’s strike. Nice.
If sodomites can’t get to your children, they go on strike!
During Covid my neighbors combined their talents and combined a unique homeschooling experience that included investment,web design,robotics, reading, cooking etc. the kids loved it.some of the kids started small business that still continue today.Open a new window, seek a new direction.We even had an Olympic champion Runner that shared his experiences. Thrive it is an opportunity to break free
Concentrating on school children, school districts often provide independent study materials and optional supervision during a teacher’s strike to maintain some educational continuity.
The district also continues receiving state attendance-based funding.
In February 2026, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) responded to a teachers strike by offering independent study, along with free meals and childcare, to manage student learning during the teacher disruption.
“Demanding”. LOL!
I hope the email wasn’t written by Randi Weingarten; it’ll be full of errors.
“while we’re taking a few days off for more money.”
while we’re taking a few days off for more of YOUR money.”
heh heh heh ....
The dirty teachers union members have no right to tell parents what to do while the teachers loaf on strike.
This clearly demonstrates the glaring lack of self-awareness of the Left. Do they even know WHY those parents have chosen homeschooling?
Once they send the kickback to Pelosi, there’s no money left.
The teachers’ unions have become worthless.
The teachers’ unions have become worthless.
Nor were they taught the past participle.
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