‘They Can Cancel School Until June And I’ll Be Fine’: Chicago Teachers Union Forces 290,000 Children Out Of Normal School
On Wednesday, roughly 290,000 children in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) could not go to school after the Chicago Teachers Union voted to return to remote learning until January 18 or the number of coronavirus cases plummet to a certain level. One teacher who has worked at the Benito Juarez Community Academy, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools system, commented on Facebook, “I feel no pain. They can cancel school until June and I’ll be fine. Been training for this moment all my life,” as The Washington Free Beacon reported.
“Chicago teachers bragged on Facebook about potentially being eligible to receive reimbursements for sick days they scheduled for Wednesday, which they no longer need to take because of the closing,” The Beacon noted, with one fourth-grade teacher suggesting that the district should “run me back my sick days.”
In January 2021, the Chicago Teachers’ Union released a video showing six of their members who were dance teachers performing an interpretative dance to express their feelings about refusing to return to work unless they felt “safe.”
The union tweeted the video, titled, “The Moment We’re Safe,” with the caption, “Six of our rank-and-file dance teachers come together to use their art form as a voice to express their desire to feel safe amidst CPS’ teacher return policy. They stand in solidarity with all educators at risk, because no one should have to choose between life and livelihood.” – READ MORE
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