Thanksgiving Break might be over, but kids in the Moses Lake School District did not go back to school this morning.

Late Sunday, the District announced that it has yet to come to terms with the Moses Lake Education Association on a new contract, whose teachers officially went on strike at 7 a.m. on Monday.

The Association issued a statement to the District on Friday stating its members would remain on strike until “a satisfactory contract agreement is reached.”

THREATS OF A TEACHERS STRIKE LOOMED FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR

The District has been negotiating with the Association for six months over a new contract for its members, which include educators and other classified staff.

Both parties are reportedly deadlocked over wages and required daily hours to be worked, and the Association has

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