ðə mˈɪdəltˌaʊn skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈæʃənəl ɐtˈɛnʃən ɪnðə fˈɔːl ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn wɛn ɪts tˈiːtʃɚz ænd sˈɛkɹətɹiz wɛnt ˌɔn stɹˈaɪk fɚðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm ɪn θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz.
The Middletown School District received national attention in the fall of 2001 when its teachers and secretaries went on strike for the second time in three years.