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'Schools MUST be open in person five days a week': President of America's second largest teachers' union calls for full reopening of schools for next academic year
UK Daily Mail ^ | May 13 2021 | RACHEL SHARP

Posted on 05/13/2021 11:18:09 AM PDT by knighthawk

The president of America's second largest teachers' union has called for the full reopening of schools for the next academic year, saying 'schools must be open in person five days a week.'

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said Thursday morning that 'nothing should stand in the way' of public schools fully reopening and staying open by the fall.

Weingarten, whose union has 1.7 million members, admitted that a return to the classroom is not 'risk-free' but is crucial because 'prolonged isolation is harmful' to students across America.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: knighthawk
I think it goes beyond that.

School districts in my state hire teachers for the whole school year. I'll bet these unions are afraid some districts will decide not to retain most of the teachers for next school year, and will simply have one teacher for every 70-80 students.

21 posted on 05/13/2021 1:01:40 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("And once in a night I dreamed you were there; I canceled my flight from going nowhere.")
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To: knighthawk

Teachers and students at my wife’s school are demanding full time next fall.

The Chicago union is going to strike


22 posted on 05/13/2021 1:08:53 PM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: Alberta's Child

That is being discussed (going online full time).

But online/homeschool doesn’t work for most kids.


23 posted on 05/13/2021 1:10:35 PM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: knighthawk
Teacher's Union Has a Few Demands Before Going Back to Class (Babylon Bee satire)
24 posted on 05/13/2021 1:18:24 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: knighthawk

Prepping for the midterms, then they’ll find another “pandemic” after that, this one worked so well.


25 posted on 05/13/2021 1:35:25 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: knighthawk
Internal polling must be really bad for the Dems

That and the other likely thing that parents are starting to realize that home-schooling and private schooling makes for better and smarter kids.

One positive that might end up from all of this is that the far left crapped in their own beds and they aren't smart enough to figure out how to clean the sheets. I think we will eventually see a drastic move away from on-site college courses and more at home study which will kill a lot of the "professors" we have now.

26 posted on 05/13/2021 2:00:27 PM PDT by Condor 63
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To: knighthawk

Is this the san fran mastermind who got the schools open 1 day to receive millions in taxpayer dollars.


27 posted on 05/13/2021 3:55:30 PM PDT by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: knighthawk

This woman is slime. Pond scum.


28 posted on 05/13/2021 5:29:57 PM PDT by sauropod (Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

My granddaughter school in fargo has been open since September


29 posted on 05/14/2021 2:08:09 PM PDT by Redrivergal (Red river gal)
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