Jan 11, 2022, 02:54am
The Chicago Public School students will return to class on Wednesday after the teachers union approved the school district's plan on Covid-19 safety protocols.
A sign on the fence outside of the elementary school tells students, staff and visitors to wear a mask.
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Chicago city officials said in a press conference late on Monday night that the deal included provisions for additional testing and metrics that would determine school closings due to the virus.
The return to in-person classes would have led to more social, emotional and economic turmoil for families if it had not been for a public health reason.
The teacher's union said in a statement that it had voted to suspend the remote work action and that the new agreement would be voted on by its rank and file members.
At their own press conference, the union leaders acknowledged that the deal was not a home run but that teachers wanted to resume classes.
The teachers are expected to return to school on Tuesday, with students returning to classrooms the next day.
The vice president of the union said that the agreement is the only modicum of safety that is available for anyone that steps foot in the Chicago Public Schools.
4,793. According to the city government's official tracker, there are an average of seven new Covid-19 cases a day in Chicago. The city's positivity rate dropped from 21% the previous week to 18.9%.
The key background.
The Chicago school district decided to suspend all classes last week after the teacher's union voted to switch to remote learning. At that time, the union accused the public school officials of a lack of proper measures to prevent outbreak and of jeopardizing the safety of students and teachers. Many colleges have switched to remote learning because of the omicron wave's concern about the risk of transmission. President Joe Biden and other government officials insist on keeping schools open because of concerns over the impact of remote learning. In addition to Chicago, teachers unions in other major areas have requested a switch to remote school, but their demands have been rejected by officials.
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