Teachers from 52 schools across North Carolina walked out of classrooms on Wednesday to protest low pay and deteriorating working conditions.
The demonstration, organized by NC Teachers in Action, marks the second major protest effort in recent months as educators call for state lawmakers to address long-standing compensation and benefits issues.
Most participating schools are located in Wake County, with at least three schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg joining the action, including Paw Creek Elementary, Elon Park Elementary School, and Governor’s Village STEM Academy.
Educators at a Breaking Point
Brandy Sanders, a Wake County teacher and leader of NC Teachers in Action, said educators are reaching a breaking point. “We’ve noticed, you know, obviously teachers have had issues for years now with as far as their salary, their income,” Sanders told reporters. “But it just seems that things just are progressively getting worse instead of better,” according to the News Observer.…