The entire Hammond school district in Indiana was closed on Wednesday due to an excessive number of call-offs by teachers. This mass action was a response to the School Board of Trustees' decision on Tuesday night to close three elementary schools, resulting in 173 employees losing their jobs.
The city of Hammond closed the entire school district Wednesday after most of its teachers called off to protest the School Board of Trustees’ Tuesday night vote to close three elementary schools and put 173 employees out-of-work. https://t.co/fJHQ6hHhss
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