Teachers at STL charter school go on strike

Teachers and staff at a St. Louis charter school went on strike Monday.

The staff at KIPP St. Louis High School are seeking job protections such as third-party arbitration for grievances, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Kelly Garrett, executive director of KIPP St. Louis, reportedly said "that a small group of staff represented by AFT Local 420" decided to “abandon the responsibilities we have for our children.”

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