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POSTED: 09:13 a.m. HST, Nov 06, 2009
Businesswoman Jackie Breeden pays $60 to place her two elementary school-age children in day care.
Air Force wife Marisa Rodriguez takes her two children with her when she attends art classes at the University of Hawaii.
Breeden and Rodriguez were among nearly 50 adults and children who stood on Beretania Street this morning, Hawaii's third Furlough Friday, carrying signs urging state legislators to restore the 17 school days that were eliminated this school year because of the state's budget deficit.
For the third Friday in a row, Hawaii's 17,000 public school children were out of the classroom under the unpaid furlough day program approved by the state and the Hawaii State Teachers Association.
Besides public schools, the state's judiciary also was closed today, its first Furlough Friday under the new contract approved by the Hawaii Government Employees Association.
The education rally was sponsored by Save Our Schools Hawaii and Hawaii Education Matters.
Yesterday, after a three-hour meeting with Democratic House caucus rejected convening as special legislative session to restore instructional days, instead deciding to address the matter during the 2010 regular session.
Senate President Colleen Hanabusa added: "Special session would appear to be moot if, in fact, the House is not going to come forward and entertain it."
This morning's protest began slowly with only six adults and six children holding signs at the State Capitol in front of the St. Damien statute at 7:30 a.m.
However, an hour later the crowd had grown to nearly 50, about half of them young children.
Rodriguez, who is majoring in art history, said that when her husband's tour is completed at the end of two years "my children will be so far behind because of all the time they will have missed."
Breeden, who has two children attending Noelani Elementary School, said she would like "to see her kids back in school."
"The whole state took a pay cut. Everyone just has to give a little," she said.
Businesswoman Jackie Breeden pays $60 to place her two elementary school-age children in day care.
Air Force wife Marisa Rodriguez takes her two children with her when she attends art classes at the University of Hawaii.
Breeden and Rodriguez were among nearly 50 adults and children who stood on Beretania Street this morning, Hawaii's third Furlough Friday, carrying signs urging state legislators to restore the 17 school days that were eliminated this school year because of the state's budget deficit.
For the third Friday in a row, Hawaii's 17,000 public school children were out of the classroom under the unpaid furlough day program approved by the state and the Hawaii State Teachers Association.
Besides public schools, the state's judiciary also was closed today, its first Furlough Friday under the new contract approved by the Hawaii Government Employees Association.
The education rally was sponsored by Save Our Schools Hawaii and Hawaii Education Matters.
Yesterday, after a three-hour meeting with Democratic House caucus rejected convening as special legislative session to restore instructional days, instead deciding to address the matter during the 2010 regular session.
Senate President Colleen Hanabusa added: "Special session would appear to be moot if, in fact, the House is not going to come forward and entertain it."
This morning's protest began slowly with only six adults and six children holding signs at the State Capitol in front of the St. Damien statute at 7:30 a.m.
However, an hour later the crowd had grown to nearly 50, about half of them young children.
Rodriguez, who is majoring in art history, said that when her husband's tour is completed at the end of two years "my children will be so far behind because of all the time they will have missed."
Breeden, who has two children attending Noelani Elementary School, said she would like "to see her kids back in school."
"The whole state took a pay cut. Everyone just has to give a little," she said.
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