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Strongsville Seniors 'On Strike'
Kids picket in front of high school as they re-enact teachers' work stoppage
Seniors at Strongsville High School staged a mock strike Tuesday morning, picketing on Lunn Road before classes started.
About 60 teens, toting signs and yelling things like "Get an honest job," parodied their teachers during their recent eight-week strike.
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Tuesday was senior memory day for Prom Spirit Week at the high school.
"Obviously, this was our biggest memory from senior year," said Alex Iammarino, one of the organizers.
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Alex said some seniors carried "opposite" signs from the striking teachers -- instead of saying "For the kids," they read, "This is for the teachers."
Some dressed as police officers and others as Huffmaster security people to give the mock strike some added realism.
Alex said he talked to Principal Bill Steffen about the seniors' plans ahead of time. Steffen didn't exactly endorse it, Alex said, but didn't try to stop it because the kids weren't doing anything illegal.
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