MADISON (WKOW) After months of leading classes from their homes, some teachers in Madison will be back at school on Thursday, but in protest.
A growing group of teachers and staff in the Madison Metropolitan School District are organizing a teach out , to stand up against MMSD s plan to phase back to in-person learning at some schools this month. This was our way to organize in an actionable way, said La Follette English teacher Deidre Jarecki. To really show up for that solidarity, to make sure that we can return safely.
The teachers and their union say the district has not laid out a clear plan on how schools will be made safe and they want teachers prioritized to get the vaccine.
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Over 500 combined Madison Metropolitan School District staff and Madison community members signed an open letter urging the district School Board and superintendent Dr. Carlton Jenkins to reconsider their plan for returning to in-person classes starting next week.
The letter, sent this past Monday, cites staff and community members’ worries that “the lack of inoculations will lead to an increased risk of spread throughout our community, including those students and their families at home who could have the disease brought home to them”.
Starting next Tuesday, kindergarten students and teachers in the Madison Metropolitan School District will return to in-person classes as part of the first phase of the district’s hybrid reopening plan. This plan will include in-person classes along with concurrent virtual learning for those students who don’t feel safe being in-person. Kindergarten will be followed by the first