Posted: March 9, 2011 - 12:00am
By The Times-Union
Timed to coincide with the opening of the state legislative session in Tallahassee, some Duval County teachers Tuesday joined a multi-county protest against budget cutting legislation they say will cost jobs.
Teachers responding to a call by their unions lined a stretch of Beach Boulevard in the St. Nicholas area for about an hour as workers drove home.
Signs demanding "Recall Rick Scott" or save collective bargaining were among those aimed at the governor and lawmakers.
Karen Moody, a teacher at Fort Caroline Middle School, said the legislation will force teachers out of the profession and make it a less attractive career to newcomers.
Similar rallies were held in Clay and St. Johns counties in Northeast Florida.
