It's official: Chicago Public Schools cancels classes for Monday.
Chicago Public Schools canceled classes for the fourth school day in a row as Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union continued negotiating on a potential reopening of city schools.
Lightfoot made the comments during a national interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” in which she vacillated between criticizing the union and saying she hopes to soon reach an agreement with union brass. Asked if schools could reopen Monday, Lightfoot said: “We’re working like the dickens to make sure we get a deal done today so I’m hopeful.”
The union’s most recent proposal, announced Saturday, calls for districtwide remote learning beginning Wednesday if school officials agree to a set of additional COVID-19 safety protocols.But even before the union’s announcement was complete, Lightfoot shot down the idea, accusing the union of “not listening.”
If 20% or more of a school’s CTU staff is isolating or quarantining because of COVID-19, the school would switch to remote learning, according to the proposal. The threshold would jump to 25% if there are fewer than 100 employees at the school. During her Sunday appearance on “Meet the Press,” Lightfoot said she’s opposed to districtwide remote learning and defended her administration’s handling of COVID cases. She also said there are only 53 outbreaks tied to schools.
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