Garfield High School in Seattle on January 22nd, 2021. Credit: KUOW Photo/Ann Dornfeld
Seattle Public Schools delays reopening plans as teachers union agreement stalls Feb 22, 2021
In the meantime, the district and its teachers union still have yet to reach a reopening agreement.
In a statement, the Seattle Education Association said the district has not yet agreed to provide adequate Covid protections.
The union said its bargaining team is working tirelessly to reach an agreement with SPS as quickly as we can, but we re unwilling to cut corners on safety precautions in order to meet arbitrary deadlines.
The union said that staff members who are currently working with students in person, such as the small number of students receiving special education services in schools, continue to raise concerns about the lack of necessary [personal protective equipment] and failure to follow health and safety protocols.