WV teachers unions ask judges to halt school reopening
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia’s two largest teachers union are asking judges to halt or slow down the governor’s push to reopen more classrooms during the pandemic.
The West Virginia Education Association is seeking a temporary halt to the State Board of Education’s mandate for in-person instruction. And the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia filed a separate lawsuit to prevent teachers from returning to schools until all education workers are offered a second coronavirus shot.
The unions have said it is unsafe to put teachers and workers back in classrooms as coronavirus cases still climb.
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CHARLESTON â The West Virginia Board of Education didnât take action at its emergency meeting Wednesday against the dwindling number of counties that are still defying its order to reopen classrooms.
State schools Superintendent Clayton Burch said only three counties â Gilmer, Marion and Taylor â still arenât complying. State board members suggested they may vote Tuesday to punish continued defiance, and they heard a range of options from their top attorney.
The state branch of the American Federation of Teachers union also filed suit Wednesday against the state school board, asking a judge to quickly stop the state board from forcing counties to restart in-person instruction.
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For The Inter-Mountain
CHARLESTON With some counties continuing to offer remote learning despite a mandate for in-person learning, the West Virginia Board of Education decided Wednesday to wait until next week before taking action against those counties.
“They are not going to do it that way. It’s not going to happen … I cannot accept that,” said state Board of Education President Miller Hall. “They’re going to get it done. If they don’t, we’ll do it for them.”
The state board announced its emergency meeting Tuesday, the same day public and private schools were allowed to reopen for in-person instruction per an executive order by Gov. Jim Justice.