Watching the Chicago press conference.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez notes that schools are safe and have consistently have lower transmission rates than surrounding communities.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez notes that schools are safe and have consistently have lower transmission rates than surrounding communities.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot going straight at the teacher's union: "CTU leadership is compelling their membership to make a decision tonight that will do real harm to families"
Lightfoot points out that the teacher's union is screwing over parents that won't find out until late tonight if their kids have somewhere to go tomorrow. And that the CTU has done this more than once over the last few years.
Lightfoot emphasizes that Chicago has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to make schools safer. She notes vaccines are widely available. That significant harm was done, especially to minority students, from previous school closures.
"Why on earth would anyone think it's a good idea.. to harm our students again?"
"I cannot stand here in good conscience ... and tell you that it makes sense to shut down an entire system"
"I cannot stand here in good conscience ... and tell you that it makes sense to shut down an entire system"
Now Doctor Arwady at the press conference:
"no public health leaders in the world think that makes sense"
"that" refers to keeping bars and other places open but closing schools.
"no public health leaders in the world think that makes sense"
"that" refers to keeping bars and other places open but closing schools.
Arwady notes that kids that went to school actually had lower infection rates than kids that stayed home.
Further notes that even unvaccinated kids were just as likely to be hospitalized by the flu as Covid-19.
Further notes that even unvaccinated kids were just as likely to be hospitalized by the flu as Covid-19.
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