Word: bapst
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...strike's first day, only 21 schools opened their doors; Superintendent Robert Bapst closed down the other 77 because he knew there would not be enough nonstriking teachers even to keep order. The "observation lines" were reinforced by older students (some of whom had union cards) and in some cases by parents...
...strike's third day, the nonstriking teachers threw in the towel. "We do not feel justified," they told Superintendent Bapst, "in accepting the taxpayers' money. ... It is only wasted." Buffalo closed down the entire school system and notified the state government that "public education has collapsed...