In 1933, teachers almost got a measure of relief from the legislature until Governor Horner vetoed a bill allowing them to walk out of their classrooms once their pay was 90 days in arrears. This got the teachers very upset and they began to have mass marches and noisy protest.
During spring break of 1935, 5,000 teachers converged on the Loop which led to quite a confrontation, though nonviolent.
During these times teachers were accused and denounced as radicals poisoning student minds with revolutionary ideologies. Accusations were made that the students were being sacrificed because of their greed.
--CooterStrike
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