Throw billions of dollars at school districts in California, and what do you expect?
A group called Reopen California Schools got access to online memos from teachers’ unions in California and discovered that in some districts, enriching their members weighs heavier on their priorities than, say, PPE equipment or programs to help children recover from their prolonged absence from the classrooms. Here is what the teachers’ union in Dublin, CA, a well-to-do suburb east of San Francisco is discussing:
CA school district (@DublinUSD) is paying its teachers $2,500 bonuses with state and federal aide money, even suggesting staff could use the money for a trip to Hawaii (see c. and d.)
This comes despite the sad hybrid plan approved before any aid bills were passed.
1/2 pic.twitter.com/ilSOPj4wWQ — Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
Here is a portion of the graphic revealing the priority given to childcare for the children of teachers, trips to Hawaii, and the concern that it looks bad for teachers to move to the front of the line for vaccination and still refuse to do their jobs.
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A spokesman for the union attempted damage control, speaking to the UK Daily Mail:
Robbie Kreitz, speaking on behalf of the teacher's union, told DailyMail.com that item listed in the internal memo was 'taken out of context.'
'We have been laser focused on bargaining for the safe return to campus for all Dublin students. In fact we return to the table tomorrow to continue that work,' Kreitz said.
'The comment you are referencing was on an internal DTA member communication and was taken out of context.'
it's for the chil'rens