The standoff between union officials and the city of Chicago has closed schools for a second day in a row
blamed the city
for the standoff and claimed the school district has failed to roll out testing and safety measures needed to stave off Covid-19 outbreaks, but district officials say the union’s actions — which they framed as an “illegal work stoppage” — are disruptive to parents, unfair for students and unnecessary because schools are safe.
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