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In reply to the discussion: Chicago Public Schools students to return to classrooms Wednesday after CTU suspends work action [View all]BigmanPigman
(51,660 posts)Is it safe? Is it safe? Is it safe?
I sound like Dustin Hoffman in The Marathon Man but...is it safe?
As a former teacher in 1st grade in one of the top 10 largest school districts in the US I know that the teachers' and students' health and safety come AFTER the school districts' financial situation and the parents who want free babysitting services and food programs. School districts get money from the state for each student per day, that is why there are "learning contracts" for kids who miss school for over 5 days. The district receives the $$$ per kid from the state, nothing more. I wrote up a zillion learning contracts, I know what their priorities are. I also was a union rep at my school site and I know that teachers want what is best for the kids and often put their own health and safety last. Teachers want kids to succeed but we don't want to risk our health doing so.