3 days! Who is with us? Pledge to make 3/8 a #DayWithoutAWoman! https://t.co/30JIM9xYZq #IStrikeFor pic.twitter.com/1Cb0FhVIAc
— Women's March (@womensmarch) March 5, 2017
What better way to educate America’s future female leaders than to keep them out of school?
I'm looking for similar examples of schools closing bc of the "Day Without A Woman" – if you know of any @ or DM me! https://t.co/sjFLlAsgbu pic.twitter.com/S5edcHMTTw
— Alice Lloyd (@aliceblloyd) March 6, 2017
Expect to see more of this:
Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools will be closed to students on March 8 – proclaimed as “A Day Without A Woman” – because the school system expects to be shorthanded.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Superintendent Jim Causby made the call, changing next Wednesday to a teacher workday. Students won’t be expected to make up the day because the school system is on schedule to meet the required number of instructional hours anyway.
Causby made the decision because principals and other supervisors in the school system reported that they expected a high number of staff members to be absent on March 8.
All Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) will be closed on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 due to the observance of ‘International Women’s Day’ or ‘A Day Without Women’.
The school system announced Monday that after 300 staff members requested Wednesday off, they’ve decided to close for the day. The day will be a “teacher work day for ACPS staff.”
The school system said this was “not a decision that was made lightly,” and was based solely on their “ability to provide sufficient staff to cover all classrooms.” They said this decision was not based on a political stance or position.
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The decision was not political? Nice try. All the teachers ditching their jobs to participate in the whole “Day Without A Woman” farce are doing so purely for political reasons. This is all about politics.
huh. A Day Without Women shuts down Alexandria City Schools. pic.twitter.com/L4wqylng0D
— delrayser (@delrayser) March 6, 2017
And who pays the price? It’s not the evil patriarchy; it’s the students. And, in many cases, their mothers:
Interesting cascade effect here: Women who can't afford to take the day off will have to. https://t.co/CFWqP8vbVv
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) March 6, 2017
There may be a deep irony that a "day without a woman" is most likely to negatively impact the poor & working class
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) March 6, 2017
Great work as usual, feminists.
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Update:
WOW. Now you're gloating that you're interfering with a child's education?! You're despicable. https://t.co/NGu4yPCLaM
— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) March 6, 2017
Basically:
Are the schools in your communities participating in #DayWithoutAWoman? Tell us how! #IStrikeForhttps://t.co/Hnkks9ga33
— Women's March (@womensmarch) March 6, 2017
Ugh.
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Update:
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/839206574820364288
Because of course.
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