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The Broward Teachers Union filed suit against the district last week, demanding that the teachers who received accommodations be allowed to teach from home for the entire school year. The district says all of those teachers knew their status could change on January 8th. The fallout from the riot at the United States Capitol and the impeachment of President Trump is at the forefront right now, but will it change the political landscape regarding who the leaders are who South Florida sends to D.C.? That may hinge on just how long President Trump’s influence lasts when he s no longer Commander in Chief. The South Florida Republicans in Congress Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez, and Maria Salazar - each voted against impeachment.
“The schedule should’ve been worked out so they could say you know what? We had this percentage of students back, and this is the amount of teachers we need back in the school, they did it the other way, come back and then we’re gonna figure it out,” said Anna Fusco, BTU president.
“Our bus drivers, our custodians, our principals, our administrators, our clerks, our food service workers, all these people have been back working in the district since we opened up October 9th, so this is not something extraordinary that we’re asking to do,” said superintendent Robert Runcie.
Broward Schools are striving to make the new semester more traditional for students who arrive on campus, ensuring they learn in a classroom with a teacher and are not in a gym or auditorium with a laptop and headphones.