Video: Baltimore teachers, parents, students concerned over school budget cuts

PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS
WHO SAY THEY ARE DESPERATE FOR A
SOLUTION.
I WANT TO KNOW OUR CHILDRE
ARE A PRIORITY FOR THIS MAYOR
AND HER ADMINISTRATION.
KAI: SCHOOL CLOSURES, FEWER
TEACHERS, AND A MAJOR HIT TO
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
POSSIBILITIES THEY ARE WORRIED
WELL BECOME REALITY IF SOMETHING
ISN'T DONE ABOUT A $130ILLION
BUDGET DEFICIT.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE
NEXT GROUP OF STUDENTS IS GOING
TO SHOW UP IN SEPTEMBER AND WE
WANT TO PROVIDE THEM THE BEST
KIND OF EDUCATION, THE KIND THEY
DESERVE.
KAI: LAST MONTH, OFFICIALS
INFORMED LAWMAKERS THE DISTRICT
NEEDS $65 MILLION TO CLOS THE
BUDGET GAP.
THE GROUP ORGANIZED WEDNESDAY
NIGHT IS CALLING ON MAYOR
CATHERINE PUGH TO INCREASE THE
CONTRIBUTION TO THE SYSTEM BY
$200 MILLION.
SOMETHING ATTENDEES SAY SHE
PROMISED.
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS
A $50 MILLION DOWN PAYMENT.
KAI: EARLIER IN THE DAY, DOZENS
OF TEACHERS CALLED OUT SICK.
SOURCES TELL 11 NEWS ONLY TWO OF
ABOUT 25 STAFF TEACHERS SHOWED
UP F WORK TO READ IN A
STATEMENT, A SPOKESPERSON SAID
THE ABSENCES MAY HAVE BEEN
MOTIVATED BY CONCERNS OVER
BUDGET CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL
STAFF LAYOFFS RATHER THAN
ILLNESS.
THE TEACHERS UNION ISSUED A
STATEMENT SAYING, ANY ACTION
PERCEIVED AS A STRIKE IS ILLEGAL
AND NADER SUPPORTED NOR CONDONED
BY THE UNION.
WE DID REACH OUT TO MAYOR PUGH'S

Video: Baltimore teachers, parents, students concerned over school budget cuts

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