Students sent to gym at Coachella Valley High School

Students were sent to the gymnasium at Coachella Valley High School on Wednesday morning following a large number of sick calls from teachers at the school.

Parents who contacted KESQ News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 News said students were sent to the gym because there were not enough teachers to staff classrooms.

A photo from a teacher at the school showed a number of students sitting on bleachers in the school’s gymnasium.

A district spokeswoman could not provide a number of teachers who had called in sick, and said she could not confirm that any teachers were absent until 10 a.m.

This was just a day after Tuesday protests saw both students and teachers walking out of class at the same school for a protest march to the Coachella Unified School District Headquarters.

Teachers are at odds with the district over a new labor contract.

A special school board meeting was planned for Thursday at Coachella Valley High School to talk about continued negotiations.

Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 News for updates to this developing news.