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<p>DALLAS TWP. &#8212; Dallas School District parents arriving to drop off and pick up students Tuesday were greeted by teachers conducting an &#8220;informational picket&#8221; near the school campus, according to Dallas Education Association President Michael Cherinka.</p><p>Teachers handed out papers containing the names and phone numbers of all nine Dallas School Board members. The notice urged parents to call board members and ask them to negotiate a new contract in good faith to avoid the pending Friday strike.</p><p>Cherinka said teachers will be handing out flyers Wednesday as well.</p><p>On Tuesday night, he reported the school board rejected the union&#8217;s latest contract offer.</p><p>As it stands now, the union and district have one more negotiating session planned ahead of Friday&#8217;s potential strike date.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Dallas teachers hold up protest signs as buses and vehicles drive by near the school campus at Hildebrandt Road and Conyngham Avenue in Dallas Township on Tuesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL092017DallasTeach2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Dallas teachers hold up protest signs as buses and vehicles drive by near the school campus at Hildebrandt Road and Conyngham Avenue in Dallas Township on Tuesday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Eileen Godin</p><p>egodin@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Dallas teachers stage picket as strike date nears