Earlier this month, a viewer emailed KGW asserting that the district should halt all educator pay as soon as the strike begins. But is that even possible? The district has said it won't pay teachers for strike days, although it also said backpay could become one of the elements of an eventual settlement. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/verify/portland-public-schools-not-required-pay-teachers-strike/283-acd07648-030e-4973-b7a9-def915c563d3 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw