The Hyde Park Board of Education opposes the strike as a weapon in stalemated negotiations. Sanctions and other types of withdrawal of services have the same deleterious effect upon school operations and are equally deplorable. The Board is not disposed to change its position on these points.
The administration has a responsibility to keep the schools open. If the schools experience a work stoppage, the administration has an obligation to remain on the job to protect the students who report to school; to maintain communication within the community among parents, teachers and the public; and to seek through reasonable methods to protect school property.
Accordingly, the Hyde Park Board of Education authorizes the administration to prepare a plan to keep schools open and functioning in the event of a strike in as near normal a manner as possible.
October 17, 1996
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