Thread by @ChicagoCityDSA

Any plan to reopen that doesn’t include the opinion of @CTULocal1 or rank-and-file @SEIU73 workers is not one that is bargained in good faith. @ChicagosMayor and @ChiPubSchools need to listen to the voices of teachers and staff! #SafeReturnOrNoReturn

Although nearly 80% of CPS students are Black and brown, the vast majority of students requesting in-person learning are white and affluent. Exposing teachers and students of color to a deadly virus that has decimated these communities is inhumane #MakeItMakeSense

Unsafe working conditions for teachers are unsafe learning conditions for students. #WeStillTeach

Several neighborhoods in Chicago have a positivity rate above 10 percent. That cannot be grounds for a safe reopening. So much for “science is back, baby” @chicagosmayor #SafeReturnOrNoReturn

In the midst of a pandemic, @ChiPubSchools is unable to provide a nurse for every building. They have no concrete plan to vaccinate teachers and staff. How can they call this a safe reopening? #MakeItMakeSense

.@ChiPubSchools has denied 60% of requests from @CTULocal1 members who need to continue remote learning because they live with a family member who is elderly or immunocompromised. This is unconscionable! #WeStillTeach
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Over 400 schools have reported a total of more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 since @chicagosmayor’s school reopening plan began just weeks ago. There’s NOTHING safe about their plan. #MakeItMakeSense tracker.ctulocal1.org

CPS has cited “concerns” that students may fall behind as a result of remote learning. It’s hard to take that seriously when @ChiPubSchools decided to close down 50 schools in Black and brown neighborhoods. #SafeReturnOrNoReturn

Only 19% of eligible students have returned to classes. 84% of City Hall opposes @chicagosmayor’s reopening plan. More than 103 Local School Councils have voted against in person learning at @ChiPubSchools. This plan is not only unsafe, it is also undemocratic! #MakeItMakeSense

Threatening to discipline teachers for working from home is nothing but an attempt by @chicagosmayor to bully @CTULocal1 into accepting dangerous working conditions. #WeStillTeach

Teachers cannot teach from the grave. We demand that @ChiPubSchools prioritize the health and safety of its employees and community members! #SafeReturnOrNoReturn

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