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Students will return to school on Wednesday with classes off for Tuesday so that teachers can 'plan' for the return. The plan will set conditions by which any individual school would go back to learning remotely.
Chicago's controversial teacher's union leader called Mayor Lori Lightfoot 'relentlessly stupid' as the union and city officials continue to argue going into a second weeks of school closures.
The union sought to revert to remote learning during the latest surge of and while both sides hammer out a deal. But School leaders said remote learning didn't work and schools can remain open.
Chicago teacher Joseph Ocol said: 'I joined the Chicago public schools as a teacher and I believe my role should be inside the classroom with my students.'