The Omicron wave has created the next big showdown over schools' ability to keep students in classrooms
closed classrooms this week. The Chicago Teachers Union is considering a unilateral move to remote learning in defiance of Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city school officials. And some California districts face woeful staff shortages that are forcing them into any number of contingency plans — except for Zoom.
“We have to acknowledge the challenge, and if there are logistical issues such as an infection rate being too great and staff shortages making it impossible to have a school open, then the school has to be on a temporary pause,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said in an interview.
“Once again, parents are left scrambling at the last minute and, worse, far too many children are being deprived of an in-person learning experience, which is critical for their academic and social-emotional development,” said Keri Rodrigues, president of the National Parents Union advocacy group, in a statement on Monday. “This could have and should have been avoided.”
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis also declared his state’s schools won’t shutter for in-person learning when droves of students and teachers return as soon as this week, while suggesting it was “absolutely insane” to see universities across the U.S. switching to online courses. Charlie Baker, the Republican governor of Massachusetts, also advocated for in-person learning as much as possible in the new year.
Chicago Teachers Union delegates plan to meet virtually on Tuesday and vote on a measure to teach remotely, instead of in schools, for up to two weeks beginning Wednesday. Rank-and-file union members would also vote on the measure via an electronic ballot, a labor group official told POLITICO.
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