See the video: Kent schools chief announces legal action against striking union

BY Wire Service
Thursday, September 3, 2009 6:24pm
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Kent School District Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas announces on Tuesday the district's intent to seek a court injunction against the Kent Education Association

Kent Schools Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas on Sept. 1 conducted a press conference where he announced the district’s next step in the ongoing teachers’ strike: Legal action.

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