Building trust among parents and teachers is key to reopening schools
A New York City mother said she kept her son in remote schooling during the pandemic because she believes city education officials “lie a lot.” “These buildings are old and don’t have proper ventilation,” she explained to journalist Melinda Anderson. “They don’t have the supplies they need, and they don’t even have nurses.” One of the nation’s teachers’ union leaders has also heard repeatedly that teachers too often haven’t seen soap or running water in school bathrooms. Teachers in Chandler, Arizona, accused their school board of breaking promises to close schools if...
Source: theconversation.com