DORMONT, PA - A teachers’ strike has been averted in the Keystone Oaks School District, as the district and teachers union reached a tentative contract agreement late Wednesday. That means classes will start on time Aug. 24.
The Keystone Oaks Education Association announced the good news late Wednesday on the organization’s Facebook page. District officials have yet to comment.
Teachers had threatened to go on strike at midnight Thursday if a contract agreement wasn’t reached. Teachers nearly went on strike in March, but agreed to extend the terms of an expired contract through the end of the 2016-17 school year. They had been working without a contract since the end of the 2015-16 school year.
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