VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) -- Terri Gerrichs, who has been a paraeducator for 19 years, is among the hundreds of specialized employees at the Evergreen School District who are striking for better conditions.

Their strike, being honored by the teachers who won't cross the picket line, has delayed the start of the Evergreen school year until at least September 2.

"We just want to make sure that everybody's protected and that, you know, when our student is in crisis that we have enough people, there are enough hands and enough people to take on the kids that are still in the class during a crisis time," Gerrichs said Tuesday night. "And we're not getting that."

She and other paraeducators, along with bus drivers and security guards, marched into the Evergreen Public School district office for

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