The teachers walked out three days ago, and gradually you are realizing that the real losers in this strike are your twenty-eight first-graders, most of whom come from disorganized, poverty-ridden homes. Whereas many children in other parts of the city, and especially older children, can probably afford to lose time in school, you believe yours cannot. They are at a critical point in their basic skills development. Also, they have just learned to settle down and become engaged in their work. You are sure that prolonging the strike will mean disaster for the students. Then, on the strike's fourth day, several of your students' parents approach you, saying that they have secured a church basement and, if you will only come and teach, classes can go on there. However, such action might undermine the strike and would appear to be a betrayal of your coworkers. What do you do?

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