sickout

Example Sentences

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On Nov. 10, the team executed a one-day sickout.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

Last-minute closures in Seattle Public Schools this week have prompted students to organize a sickout, threaten a strike, demand improved safety protocols and call for more transparency from the state’s largest school district.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2022

The move by students within the district comes after teachers staged a "sickout" on Jan. 7.

From Fox News • Jan. 13, 2022

In Oakland, where Bacigalupi lives, schools did not reopen until August 2021, and a teacher sickout protesting conditions closed them for one day last week.

From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2022

When the district learned of a possible sickout, administrators began asking families to keep students home Friday, Sasaki said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2022