The trial for the lawsuit filed by the Alabama Education Association (AEA) on behalf of Chilton County Schools employees, Christie Payne and Shellie Smith, beg
Schools walk the tightrope between ideal safety and the reality of Covid
California mom Megan Bacigalupi has had enough. She wants her kindergartner and second grader back in their Oakland classrooms.
But the coronavirus is spreading too quickly to open schools in Alameda County, based on the current state standards. And the local teachers union hasn t agreed to go back even after teachers have been vaccinated. So she expects her kids will be logging on to school from home for a while. The impediments to opening are just too great, said Bacigalupi, who is lobbying California lawmakers to establish firm, statewide health metrics that, once met, would require schools to open. In the end, it comes down to a lack of political will to get the kids back in the classroom.
Schools nationwide walk the tightrope between ideal safety, COVID-19 reality
Nearly one year into the pandemic, fewer than half of students are attending schools that are teaching in person every day. There s several factors in the decisions to return to in-person learning.
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Public health officials say districts must acknowledge that holding school in person is a calculated risk, and take concrete steps to minimize the danger for staff members and kids. Nearly one year into the pandemic, fewer than half of students are attending schools that are teaching in person every day. Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash
Laura Ungar and Samantha Young
Kaiser Health News
California mom Megan Bacigalupi has had enough. She wants her kindergartner and second-grader back in their Oakland classrooms.
But the coronavirus is spreading too quickly to open schools in Alameda County, based on current state standards. And the local teachers union hasn’t agreed to go back – even after teachers have been vaccinated. So she expects her kids will be logging on to school from home for a while.
“The impediments to opening are just too great,” said Bacigalupi, who is lobbying California lawmakers to establish firm, statewide health metrics that, once met, would require schools to open. “In the end, it comes down to a lack of political will to get the kids back in the classroom.”
AEA pushing for faster roll out of vaccines for teachers (Source: Live 5 News) By Randi Hildreth | January 28, 2021 at 5:46 AM CST - Updated January 28 at 6:32 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Education union leaders are pushing the state to act more quickly in distributing the COVID vaccine as they get more reports of teachers dying from COVID.
St. Clair County teachers started the vaccine process Wednesday thanks to efforts by local pharmacies. Superintendent Mike Howard says about 500 of the district employees opted to get the shot.
“It doesn’t eliminate the risk, but the exposure piece is what we’re struggling with the most as a school district,” said Howard.