The Seattle teacher's strike is continuing after district officials and teachers failed to come to a compromise, leaving more than 50,000 students and their parents to find alternative options during the day.
Thousands of teachers and support staff picketed Seattle's 97 schools on Wednesday in an effort to gain fair pay among a myriad of other things, according to King5.
The district is planning on increasing the school day by at least 30 minutes to make room for more enrichment for the students, but many are saying that the teachers won't be paid for the extra time.
"They are still expecting us to work a longer day without paying for it. It's just not reasonable," said one member of the Seattle Education Association.
The president of the National Education Association says that the Seattle educators are also looking for fairer testing and discipline policies and an adequate supply of resources needed to fulfill their roles as educators, according to ABC News.
The district says that they have increased Seattle teachers' salaries before and their newest proposal on the table would make Seattle educators among the highest paid in the country, according to the Seattle Times.
Strike leaders and union reps will continue to try and come to an agreement, but in the meantime, Seattle families are trying to cope with the displacement of up to 53,000 students.
Many are turning to local boys' and girls' clubs to provide a place for students who can't stay at home by themselves. Many parents are hoping for a quick resolution for the sakes of their children's education.
The strike is expected to continue at least one more day, and the district will be seeking legal action to get the teachers back behind their desks.
