DAE, Pushing for Budget Input, Flexes Its Muscles with “Practice Pickets”

DAE, Pushing for Budget Input, Flexes Its Muscles with “Practice Pickets”

Before classes began on Wednesday morning, a crowd of about 60 Durham Public Schools workers and students marched in a circle outside of Jordan High School.“What do we want?” asked a Durham Association of Educators (DAE) picketer. (“NO CUTS!” shouted the crowd.) “When do we want it?” (“NOW!”)One of nearly 30 “practice pickets” held across the district, the 8:30 a.m. event was a walk-in, rather than a walk-out. After about 15 minutes of demonstra…