The move just two days after students returned from winter break prompted district officials to cancel classes in the roughly ,student district during negotiations, saying there was no plan to return to districtwide remote instruction.
A group of parents also filed a lawsuit late Thursday trying to force teachers back into classrooms, alleging that the union's actions are an illegal strike.
Union organizer, Tennille Evans, insisted during a Friday evening news conference that this characterization is wrong. School districts nationwide have confronted the same issues, with most opting to stay open while ramping up virus testing and tweaking protocols in response to the shifting pandemic. But a growing number of U. A small percentage of teachers, along with substitutes, have continued to go to schools.
In a public letter to district officials , the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association said the district's message blindsided school leaders who had already been assured that schools would be closed Thursday and Friday. Some schools preemptively alerted parents earlier Thursday that they didn't have enough staff and wouldn't accept students aside from offering meal pickup in the largely low-income and Black and Latino district.
Chicago's school leaders have rejected a return to remote learning, saying it worsens racial inequities and is detrimental to academic performance, mental health and attendance. There has been little sign that either side was softening — the district and union both filed labor complaints with the state as negotiations continued.
Lightfoot previously said the city is also considering legal options and that teachers who don't come to schools won't get paid. Issues on the table include more testing and metrics to trigger school closures. The union has blasted the district for not doing enough, like botching a testing program and maintaining unreliable data on infections in schools.
The teachers union last walked off the job in and , when talks with the city broke down. There was also a one-day work stoppage in over unfair labor practices. Attendance was low in schools earlier this week with thousands of students in quarantine or opting to stay home to avoid exposure. CPS reported student infections on Tuesday, its highest daily total, according to district data.
Still, many families were frustrated by having to again make last-minute arrangements and wondered whether being out of school longer might contribute to the spread.
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