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A day without women? Teacher protest shuts US city schools
yahoo.com ^ | 3/8/17 | Marc Antoine BAUDOUX/ afp

Posted on 03/08/2017 1:37:57 PM PST by ColdOne

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - What does a day without women look like? The city of Alexandria, Virginia, just outside the US capital, found out on Wednesday as an avalanche of teacher requests for time off to mark International Women's Day forced it to close down its entire public school district.

Alexandria's unprecedented decision -- announced two days ahead of time to give parents time to plan for the disruption -- appeared to be broadly well received in the progressive northern Virginia city.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: alexandria; alexandriava; arth; bluezones; nea; schools; teachers; virginia
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Think of all those school girls and minorities who are being shorted on their education!

Women and minorities hardest hit!


21 posted on 03/08/2017 2:54:58 PM PST by John Milner
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To: ColdOne

I’m looking forward to a ‘Day Without Women Drivers’.


22 posted on 03/08/2017 3:34:37 PM PST by GreyHoundSailor
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To: DoughtyOne

The organizers are pro-union, pro-feminist, anti-Israel, pro-leftist. If you aren’t far left politically, they don’t want you.


23 posted on 03/08/2017 4:01:33 PM PST by tbw2
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To: ColdOne

Did they drop the kids off at Comet Pizza for the day while they protested?


24 posted on 03/08/2017 4:21:24 PM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: tbw2

Isn’t that the truth.

Just talking to someone from Colombia. This is the day of the woman there.

This wreaks of a socialist mem like May Day.


25 posted on 03/08/2017 5:03:52 PM PST by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: ColdOne

Mrs Deplorable was working at homeschooling our deplorable kids today. Saw many females working today..


26 posted on 03/08/2017 7:42:50 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-)l)
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