Somebody better go water the magic money tree, pronto
When it comes to California’s plans as to when and how to reopen the schools, it’s only natural that the teachers unions would weigh in on the subject. After all, those decisions affect the teachers every bit as much as the students. Casting the net a bit further, a failure to reopen the schools will negatively impact many families if they can’t afford childcare costs, allowing them to return to work and their pre-pandemic “normal” schedules.
So what do the unions want to see before the schools reopen? It would be natural to assume they want to see more distance between students, mask requirements and better sanitation protocols. And they certainly do want some of those things. But according to a statement put out this week by United Teachers Los Angeles, there are several other things on their list of demands. Let’s take a look, shall we?
Paid sick leave for parents to be able to keep symptomatic children homeClear framework to protect against personal liability, in acknowledgment of the fact that there is no way to eliminate all risk during an active pandemicGreatly increased federal and state funding to support physical distancing and hygiene practicesDrastically reduced class sizes to no more than 12 per classroom
There’s a massive list of demands in the document, of which those are only a few.
