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Decide where the kids should go to school, pick which school you go to, nobody should be controlling education other than the parent, that's who should be doing this. whether it's what you get taught or when schools are open, the parents are to be making the choices and if your school wants to be closed, the parent ought to have a voucher to go to another school, send the child to another school. >> john: we remember last spring, head of the american federation of teachers, second largest teachers union in the country was balking, and then she said no we have to have the kids in school. back p...

My children are not in school. it's very hard on my family right now. >> martha: so given the fact that the u.s. taxpayer dollars, $122 billion went to make sure that schools were modified so that they would be safe to return to, your taxpayer dollars, everyone else's as well, what would you say to the chicago teacher's union about that and about their responsibility? >> i would say that ceo martinez put it eloquently. the science backs up our children are safe in school. our children need to be in school with masks, with social distancing. they're doing everything that they can to keep these ...

Ensure schools are open. >> the president couldn't be clearer, schools in this country should remain open. >> martha: grady trimble reports. grady? >> martha, mayor lori lightfoot and chicago's top public health officials say schools should stay open here in chicago, this cdc and dr. fauci says it's safe and president biden says schools should stay open. yet the chicago teacher's union members voted by 73% to shut down in-person classes today in the city of chicago. the district says there are no classes going on today either in-person or virtually. in discussing why schools should stay open, ...

Instruction. thank you so much for being here. this is just heartbreaking for so many families living through this. you lived through it in 2020, 2021, a new year and now the kids are home again. what is your reaction? >> the worst case of deja vu. living the pandemic all over again. and today we are not even remote learning, they have canceled school, instruction is not happening today. >> sarah, it is crazy. i just asked for an update on the number of dollars that have been allocated to chicago for the schools to safely remain open. $122 billion for the schools there, including 5 billion for...

President biden. they have to continue to do so. they have to get after randi weingarten and all of her counter parts at the teacher's union. they have continued to hold kids hostage. the mom put it well. kids are being held hostage. we know the harm that's been done to them. >> martha: here's randi weingarten when she applauded the $122 billion that came from the american rescue plan. >> the glue that holds it together is resources and relationships. the resources from the american rescue plan and the collaboration among educators including administrators and union reps and parents. >> martha...