29 YEARS AGO (1991): The threat of a total schools closure here increased, as both sides in the teachers’ contract dispute rattled some sabres. About 400 teachers met here to discuss the board’s final contract offer. Following their bargaining committee’s recommendation, teachers voted to reject the offer and then approved a plan of escalating job action, including half-day study sessions and one-day rotating walkouts. In response, the school district issued a 72-hour lockout notice.
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