School will start as scheduled tomorrow, Thurs., Sept. 1.
As of 2 p.m. today, Tacoma Public Schools and the Tacoma Education Association have not reached an agreement on the teachers’ contract, so labor negotiations between the school district and the teachers’ union will continue.
Earlier this evening, the Tacoma Education Association asked teachers to vote to strike. However, the strike vote failed. That means school will start as scheduled tomorrow, Thurs., Sept. 1.
This is good news for Tacoma’s students and their families. We are pleased that the teachers have chosen to put Tacoma’s school children first, even while their union bargaining team and the district bargaining team will continue to negotiate on a collective bargaining agreement.
We regret this time of uncertainty has been difficult for so many in our community, and we ask for your continued patience as we work to resolve all the labor issues.
We are proud of our teachers, who have worked hard, along with their principals and other staff members, to prepare our schools to welcome students to the start of another exciting year. And we are pleased that they will indeed welcome students back tomorrow, Thurs., Sept. 1, for the start of school.