Not only are the students subject to consequences when they are absent from school but teachers may also be at risk of professional repercussions if they do not show up to school in person during the midst of the pandemic. Leaders in Chicago have outlined a plan for students to return to in-person elementary school but many teachers are resisting this rush to get back in the classroom. Mayor Lightfoot and Dr. Jackson have been very adamant about pre-K and special-needs teachers reporting back to school so much so that if they choose to not be in attendance without special accommodation, they will be locked out of their online teaching software. Hearing this alarms me because I feel that this will cause a major strike from the teachers union. Not only do I feel that this will occur, but this also raises an opportunity for the teachers to sue the school district for forcing their health and safety to be pushed to the side when online schooling is a much safer alternative. The fact that the mayor is not interested in budging and is not willing to negotiate leads me to believe that this will only urge the educators to push forward with strikes and lawsuits with full force.
-Kaytlyn Tyler Blog Post #1
Link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-schools-inch-closer-to-strike-over-reopening-plan-11612141303?mod=searchresults_pos2&page=1
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