COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Education Association (CSEA) announced on Tuesday that District 11 teachers will strike on Oct. 8.

CSEA shared in May that 91% of teachers in the district voted to strike after the school board was presented with a new employee handbook.

The union said the strike will begin with teachers rallying in front of schools across the district during the Morning Picket at 7:30 a.m.

Teachers will then participate in a Community Canvass from 11 a.m. through 1 p.m., knocking on doors, sharing literature, and discussing the school board election with neighbors.

Teachers will then gather at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs for the Rally for Public Education at 2:30 p.m.

The decision came after the district voted to end its decades-long

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