Chicago teacher battling cancer refuses to stop in-person classes: 'I still have a role to play'

FOX 32 ^ | January 6, 2022 | Yael Halon

[artichokegrower]

A Chicago Public Schools teacher battling cancer told Fox News on Wednesday that he will not stop in-person lessons, despite the Chicago Teachers Union vote requiring a return to virtual learning.

The vote by the teacher's group went into effect on Wednesday, closing school doors after 73% of the union voted to halt in-person instruction. But one teacher isn't willing to say goodbye to his classroom again.

[artichokegrower]

"I joined the Chicago public schools as a teacher first and foremost and I believe my role should be inside the classroom with my students,"

True hero

[Flick Lives]

We can and look back and likely remember those teachers who truly loved what they were teaching and it was conveyed to the class in their enthusiasm. They weren’t necessarily the ‘easy graders”. More likely they expected a lot from the students, but you actually looked forward to their classes.

[hanamizu]

A friend of my wife worked for the Chicago public schools as a librarian. She refused to go on strike and was therefore shunned by her colleagues and those she thought were her friends. She left the system shortly after. As one teacher union leader said, “I’ll care about the students’ interests when they start paying dues.”

[Trillian]

They’ll never care about students no matter what.