Empowered by successful walkouts in other states, Arizona teachers began voting Tuesday on whether to follow suit here.
But if they do decide to walk — a decision is promised by Friday — it appears they will be acting illegally. And while there won’t be criminal charges, they run the risk of simply being replaced as having abandoned their jobs — and possibly having their certificates to teach revoked.
That, however, will depend on whether their school boards decide to follow through.
In the city’s largest school district, Tucson Unified School District, Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo told reporters Tuesday that teachers shouldn’t fear they’ll lose their jobs if they strike.