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NATION, Page 41American NotesSTRIKESPassing the Top Hat
When teachers strike in most communities, parents have little
recourse. Not so in Beverly Hills (per capita income: $33,839).
Last week parents ended a two-week walkout by passing the top hat.
In a mere 48 hours, they chipped in $500,000 to help bridge the gap
between the teachers' demand for a two-year 18% pay hike and the
school board's 11% offer. Beverly Hills teachers, long the highest
paid in the state (average salary: $42,659), had been seething
since Los Angeles teachers overtook them by winning a 24% pay
increase last May. They grudgingly accepted a settlement of 12% to
15%. The parents' donations will be distributed as a one-time
bonus, followed by a permanent raise if an increase in property
taxes passes next year. Some school officials had qualms about the
buyout. Said school board President Dana Tomarken: "I am concerned
about the message it sends to other, less fortunate communities."