CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After the announcement regarding the end of the statewide teacher strike, Kanawha County teachers and service personnel were getting ready for the return of students, whether it meant getting classrooms prepared or making sure there was enough food for the return of students.
Kanawha County Schools — like the other 54 school districts in West Virginia — will open its doors for the first time in nearly two weeks following the statewide work stoppage.
Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Ron Duerring said it is a relief to see the strike come to an end.
“We all wanted our kids back in school,” he said. “With each day, you just felt worse. You just really wanted kids back in school.”
Duerring said everyone wanted the strike to end so classes could resume.
“They really just wanted to get back to the business of teaching our children,”
With school being canceled for nine days, county officials will have to decide how to make up the lost learning time.
“We have some snow days in there as well, so we’ll combine all of those and take a look at the days we need to use to make up with,” Duerring said.
Duerring said a decision will hopefully be made by Friday.