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Teachers, students and parents press Detroit board to keep schools virtual; some call for reinstatement of disciplined staff
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 12 meeting, teachers, students and parents urged the board to keep schools virtual through the year, demanded testing and wider vaccine access before reopening, and asked the board to reinstate and make whole staff members disciplined for safety advocacy.
Multiple teachers, parents, union representatives and students used the public-comment period at the Jan. 12 Detroit Public Schools Community District board meeting to press a common ask: keep schools virtual until COVID-19 is under control and testing and vaccination access is widely available.
Concerns about reopening and staff discipline: Benjamin Royal, a teacher and organizer with EON BAM, urged the board to stop reopening conversations and keep the district virtual, arguing there is “no data that supports reopening” and saying “the only safe positivity rate to reopen is 0.” Nicole Conaway, a teacher and…
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