We support our teachers, but we also want to get back to school. The statewide teachers strike began April 5.
Today is the ninth day that schools have been shut down because of the strike.
With deadlines fast approaching and plans for graduation progressing, seniors seem to be taking things in stride. Rowe said he is quite confident that graduation will go on without a hitch and is hopeful that required college transcripts will reach the Mainland by a mid-June deadline. Around Maui District, the strike has forced cancellation and postponement of school events, from baseball matchups to proms. The Maui Intermediate Music Festival scheduled for today and Saturday has been called off, including the Select Band concert for which nearly 100 top band students had prepared at band camp in March. Rowe said he has postponed plans to hold a graduation party or even distribute commencement invitations, choosing to wait until the strike is over.