Former Arizona attorney general says interpretation of employee law could cost teachers their jobs if they strike

Arizona 2016 Teacher of the Year Christine Marsh at the Jan. 6 march organized by Save Our Schools from a picture for an article in Azednews.com /By Lisa Irish Azednews.com

Arizona law appears to say that a teacher who strikes after signing a contract has effectively resigned

By: Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services  April 18, 2018

Empowered by successful walkouts in other states, Arizona teachers began three days of voting Tuesday on whether to follow suit here.

But if they do decide to walk — a decision is promised Friday — they will be acting illegally. And they run the risk of simply being replaced as having abandoned their jobs — and possibly having their certificates to teach revoked.

There is no Arizona law that precludes teachers from walking off the job. So there is no danger of being arrested — or even being found in contempt should the state or local districts try to seek a court order to force teachers back to work.

But it’s not that simple.

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