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Judge Ezra moves up Furlough Friday hearing date
By Star-Bulletin staff
POSTED: 12:42 p.m. HST, Oct 29, 2009
A hearing on two lawsuits seeking to stop Furlough Fridays in Hawaii's public schools has been moved up to Nov. 3 at 8:30 a.m. in U.S. District Court.
The original court date had been Nov. 5, which is the day before the third scheduled Furlough Friday. Asked why the date was changed, U.S. District Judge David Ezra's staff said it was to accommodate the schedule of one of the attorneys, who had a conflict on Nov. 5.
One suit, N.D. et al vs. State of Hawaii, represents nine students with autism. The other, D.K. et al vs. Lingle et al, represents both regular and special education students.
Hawaii schools were closed last Friday and will be closed again today because of the unpaid furlough days for teachers. The state and union leaders agreed to 17 furlough days this academic year and 17 next year to help the state balance its budget.
A hearing on two lawsuits seeking to stop Furlough Fridays in Hawaii's public schools has been moved up to Nov. 3 at 8:30 a.m. in U.S. District Court.
The original court date had been Nov. 5, which is the day before the third scheduled Furlough Friday. Asked why the date was changed, U.S. District Judge David Ezra's staff said it was to accommodate the schedule of one of the attorneys, who had a conflict on Nov. 5.
One suit, N.D. et al vs. State of Hawaii, represents nine students with autism. The other, D.K. et al vs. Lingle et al, represents both regular and special education students.
Hawaii schools were closed last Friday and will be closed again today because of the unpaid furlough days for teachers. The state and union leaders agreed to 17 furlough days this academic year and 17 next year to help the state balance its budget.
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