What Do You Tell Kids About Teacher Walkouts?

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Protests against and counter protests in support of Gov. Scott Walker's budget fix bill have been filling the news for a couple weeks now. Teachers didn't show up to school, sending a lot of students home. The Democrats went missing to prove a point. How do you explain this to your kids? Do they ask questions about the teachers who are missing? Or do you avoid conversations about politics, etc.?

Please comment below and tell us what you're telling your kids.