Schools
Strongsville Using Facebook as Tool During Strike
Several groups for both sides are using social media to share their message on the nine-week-old strike.
The Strongsville teachers strike is over, but Facebook was an important tool to support both sides.
Several pages were created supporting the striking teachers, wanting them fired and just wanting what's best for Strongsville students.
The Strongsville Education Association's page was created before the strike began on March 4, but has been a sounding board for rally information and sharing the latest news on the strike and negotiations.
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The page has nearly 1,800 likes.
The Community Action Committee has created its own page, hoping to "set precedent on how much control the teachers unions will have over America's communities and children," according to its description.
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The group, with more than 3,000 likes, is promoting its website www.strikefacts.com.
Strongsville Parents Supporting Strongsville Teachers was created shortly after the strike began, "because our students and REAL teachers here in Strongsville are priceless," the description reads.
The group has 782 likes.
Another group just wants the strike over.
End the Strongsville Teachers Strike NOW called for the issue to be resolved as soon as possible. While the concern is for the students, the group is not happy with the union's actions.
This group has 1,363 likes.
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