February 5, 2021
Negotiations over COVID safety protocols continue in the nation s third-largest school district and could stretch through the weekend.
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Chicago public schools are closed today as the city and teachers union haven t resolved their dispute.
Negotiations are continuing in the nation s third largest school district and could stretch through the weekend.
Chicago Mayoe Lori Lightfoot is demanding the teachers union reach an agreement on COVID safety protocols. We are still waiting. But to be clear, not patiently, not anymore. After 80-plus meetings and going above and beyond to address the CTU leadership s various issues and concerns, we are out of runway, said Lightfoot.
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Sharkey said the offer from CPS would pause in-person learning if there are COVID-19 outbreaks in 50% of buildings at the same time, which he said amounts to more than 200 schools. He also noted that the proposal denies remote work accommodations to 75 percent of educators with household members at high-risk for COVID-19 and will not make any improvement in remote learning, despite four out of five students remaining remote.
In a news conference Thursday, Lightfoot said discussions between the district and the union had moved backward as she blasted the union, saying the city was out of runway to get a deal done.
The ongoing negotiations have been contentious, with Lightfoot saying earlier Thursday that discussions had moved backward as she blasted the union in a news conference, while the union claimed in a letter to parents that the mayor and district mocked them for raising needs of families beyond the classroom. Despite a series of productive exchanges between CPS and the Chicago Teachers Union leadership on Monday and Tuesday that should absolutely have led to a comprehensive agreement yesterday, we are deeply disappointed to announce that we still have not reached a deal, Lightfoot said, adding, Yesterday there were a series of steps backward.
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