Will teachers at our local schools take strike action? Don't bother to ask the folk at the council

AS teachers in North East Lincolnshire reflect on whether to take strike action, the council has put out what is probably its shortest ever statement.

It says (not very helpfully): "We do not hold details of schools that are likely to be closed this week due to strike action. 

"Teaching staff are not obliged to declare whether they will be striking."

It adds: "Parents should check with their child’s school to confirm whether they are likely to be open or not on the days of the strikes."