When is cps strike over

But he was frustrated by what he called a lack of communication on the issue by district officials. Lightfoot and Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady have been reluctant to do that, saying essential workers who have been in person all this time should be prioritized over teachers. Schools are not significant sources of spread. And so this is a public health solution. We have to start with that. Some of these other things are incredibly important, but some of them are political decisions.

The newly organized Chicago Parents Collective held a lengthy virtual news conference to urge the two sides to come to an agreement that would give students the opportunity to choose between virtual and in-person learning. Yet here we are, The two groups were at odds over how to open schools while fixing inequities. Know about breaking news as it happens. We follow the stories and update you as they develop.

These negotiations take place as the delta variant spreads and the cases of COVID among unvaccinated children rises, raising the stakes and anxiety on all sides. Here are some of the major sticking points between the union and the school district.

Davis Gates said the biggest disagreement is over which students should be quarantined, and when a school and the school district should revert to remote learning. CPS wants a less restrictive quarantine policy for each school that maximizes in-person learning. It wants to limit quarantining to unvaccinated close contracts of an infected student or staff member, per CDC recommendations.

But the union wants all students and staff exposed to quarantine, regardless of vaccination status. That would mean if there is a confirmed case in a class, all students would revert to remote learning for 14 days. Here again, CPS differs. It only wants a brief pause of in-person learning to allow for contract tracing. Then, only unvaccinated people would have to be quarantined. The union is strongly opposed to having both in-person and remote students in one class, which requires teachers to juggle both groups at the same time, as they did last spring.

CPS says no, that the directive from the state is that students remain in schools five days a week. Flyers are available in English and Spanish. Every teacher needs a Ms. Educators are already desperately overworked and do not need the additional burden of high-stakes, high-stress teacher and clinician REACH evaluation or PSRP evaluation Support HB for COVID paycheck and benefit protections By Kurt Hilgendorf, Legislative and Policy Director October 22, Legislative Update , News House Bill would guarantee that all school districts treat educational employees fairly and promote economic recovery while helping to ensure schools remain safe for those who learn and work in them.

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