A statewide Arizona teacher walkout is planned for Thursday, April 26.
Of the 57,000 ballots cast statewide by teachers and other school employees, 78 percent were in favor of a walkout.
Teachers and support staff will remain on the job through Wednesday, said Noah Karvelis, who helped found Arizona Educators United, one of the groups behind the #RedForEd movement.
It is unclear what will happen in Tucson, but local school districts have prepared statements and FAQs letting parents know where to find the most current information for their child's school.
If you have changed your phone number or email address since the beginning of the school year, now is a good time to update it so you can receive communications directly.
Any day that a school is closed will have to be made up at the end of the current school year, according to state laws and current policy.
Closures would also impact before-care and after-care, so parents should start planning for that.
There has been internal discussion to expand the city's KidCo extended care program during the teacher strike, but it is unclear whether that is feasible.
Tucson Unified School District says it is unsure whether closures would be districtwide or determined school-by-school, but says safety is its No. 1 priority.
Its statement reads: "Please note that if we determine there is not adequate staff to maintain campus security and student safety across the district, all schools will be closed."
Amphitheater Public Schools will determine closures on a school-by-school basis.
A statement by Amphi's superintendent, Todd Jaeger, said the district does "not support a work stoppage." And echos TUSD's concerns about school safety.
Mary Kamerzell, superintendent of the Catalina Foothills School District, posted a letter to parents on its Facebook page stating that while the district thinks state officials need to "find a viable way to increase education funding in Arizona's public schools" it does not support a work stoppage.
Catalina Foothills says it will not operate its schools if there are too few staff.
The Marana Unified School District says closures will be determined on a district-wide basis and that if schools close all before and after school programming, student services, student and club activities and after school activities, including LEAP would be canceled.
"We ask that you consider an alternate plan for your student(s) in the event that our schools are forced to close," its statement reads.
We do not have a statement from Vail School District. We will update this story when we do.
Below are links to each local school district's FAQs or communications pertaining to the possible teacher strike:
Catalina Foothills School District
Flowing Wells Unified School District
Sahuarita Unified School District
Sunnyside Unified School District
