TEACHERS: WE WON’T ‘BUTTON DOWN’ IN SCHOOLS
Teachers union to education brass: Button this!
UFT President Randi Weingarten said she'd fight Schools Chancellor Joel Klein's bid to bar teachers from wearing political buttons in schools, with legal action if necessary.
The move comes after the United Federation of Teachers distributed thousands of Barack Obama campaign buttons to its members - sparking a Department of Education crackdown. As reported exclusively in yesterday's Post, Klein sent an e-mail to principals this week reaffirming a long-standing policy that forbids teachers from wearing political paraphernalia in schools. More...
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