""We're trying to stay positive but every day feels like a punch to the gut," Sabrina Ireland, a 6th grade math and science teacher, said on the picket line Wednesday in front of her campus, Lake Center Middle School. "I'm losing sleep... We have some teachers that both the husband and the wife teach here. They have no income right now.""
"The teachers have walked out over health costs increasing by $14,000 a year for some, crowded special education classes and proposed class size increases in a district grappling with declining enrollment and unsustainable past spending."
The Little Lake school district is experiencing a significant teacher strike, lasting 10 days, primarily due to rising health costs and proposed class size increases. Teachers are not seeking pay raises but are affected by high-cost benefits that reduce their income. The strike has disrupted the academic year, with many parents keeping children home. Teachers have lost substantial pay, and the situation is particularly challenging for families in a district where 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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