DCPS files temporary restraining order against WTU

[Anonymous]

To be fair, we have no idea if the teachers were actually planning to strike. DCPS could have just made a preemptive adversarial move.

[Anonymous]

The lawyers on both sides must be having a field day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, we have no idea if the teachers were actually planning to strike. DCPS could have just made a preemptive adversarial move.

the union was polling members about a strike. don’t know what the results of that look like. but the union was definitely making moves towards a strike and dcps responded to try to shut it down.

[Anonymous]

Wondering how this might impact charters going back. Obviously they have no collective union but they don't pay enough to risk lossing all their staff or teachers either.

[Anonymous]

I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

To try and bring teachers back? Yes, they should face waited. The timing is arbitrary and awful and guaranteed that this would be as adversarial as possible.

But to do ANYTHING to improve the current Starr of public education in the pandemic? No. Where is a improved DL system? Where are mental health supports for families struggling with all of this? Where are in-person class play dates organized by the school? Where is a plan for outdoor classes?

Why is the ONLY solution DCPS or the mayor can come up with: force teachers back into classrooms at the peak if cases and before broad availability if the vaccine? How lazy, unimaginative, and irresponsible do you have to be to conclude that your only policy option is to focus on the one option guaranteed to lead to a standoff? This is the dumbest public policy approach they could take. It’s a case study in how to alienate stakeholders, postpone resolution, and guarantee stalemate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

Nope.

No scientific or medical guidance has suggested vaccines are needed to open safely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

To try and bring teachers back? Yes, they should face waited. The timing is arbitrary and awful and guaranteed that this would be as adversarial as possible.

But to do ANYTHING to improve the current Starr of public education in the pandemic? No. Where is a improved DL system? Where are mental health supports for families struggling with all of this? Where are in-person class play dates organized by the school? Where is a plan for outdoor classes?

Why is the ONLY solution DCPS or the mayor can come up with: force teachers back into classrooms at the peak if cases and before broad availability if the vaccine? How lazy, unimaginative, and irresponsible do you have to be to conclude that your only policy option is to focus on the one option guaranteed to lead to a standoff? This is the dumbest public policy approach they could take. It’s a case study in how to alienate stakeholders, postpone resolution, and guarantee stalemate.

Cut the BS with your list above. In a huge school district, it’s not DCPS job to do things above. It’s case by case at the school level because each school is different. The only one would be the mental health support, and you realize that it would help kids immensely if they were at least back in school.

In fact, everything except mental health would not be needed if teachers WERE back in schools like most of the country.

It’s really pathetic and says a lot about how anti-intelligent the WTU and teachers who are against re-opening are who clearly don’t follow the science, data, or successes so many school throughout the country have with re-opening.

BTW cases in the city are dropping and more people getting vaccinated every week. But guess you fail to follow that data too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

To try and bring teachers back? Yes, they should face waited. The timing is arbitrary and awful and guaranteed that this would be as adversarial as possible.

But to do ANYTHING to improve the current Starr of public education in the pandemic? No. Where is a improved DL system? Where are mental health supports for families struggling with all of this? Where are in-person class play dates organized by the school? Where is a plan for outdoor classes?

Why is the ONLY solution DCPS or the mayor can come up with: force teachers back into classrooms at the peak if cases and before broad availability if the vaccine? How lazy, unimaginative, and irresponsible do you have to be to conclude that your only policy option is to focus on the one option guaranteed to lead to a standoff? This is the dumbest public policy approach they could take. It’s a case study in how to alienate stakeholders, postpone resolution, and guarantee stalemate.

Haven’t you been watching at all this year? there is nothing the teachers will agree to. Actually that’s wrong, the teachers did agree to a MOA they didn’t intend to uphold as a stall tactic. While waiting on vaccines to take effect sounds nice, it completely overlooks that teachers have already received more by getting their first dose than many others who are still going to work and doing equally important functions for society. Plus, if we say wait til March today, then by March they will have manufactured another reason to wait

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

To try and bring teachers back? Yes, they should face waited. The timing is arbitrary and awful and guaranteed that this would be as adversarial as possible.

But to do ANYTHING to improve the current Starr of public education in the pandemic? No. Where is a improved DL system? Where are mental health supports for families struggling with all of this? Where are in-person class play dates organized by the school? Where is a plan for outdoor classes?

Why is the ONLY solution DCPS or the mayor can come up with: force teachers back into classrooms at the peak if cases and before broad availability if the vaccine? How lazy, unimaginative, and irresponsible do you have to be to conclude that your only policy option is to focus on the one option guaranteed to lead to a standoff? This is the dumbest public policy approach they could take. It’s a case study in how to alienate stakeholders, postpone resolution, and guarantee stalemate.

Across the country, schools went back yesterday.

Finally someone is starting to care about the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

To try and bring teachers back? Yes, they should face waited. The timing is arbitrary and awful and guaranteed that this would be as adversarial as possible.

But to do ANYTHING to improve the current Starr of public education in the pandemic? No. Where is a improved DL system? Where are mental health supports for families struggling with all of this? Where are in-person class play dates organized by the school? Where is a plan for outdoor classes?

Why is the ONLY solution DCPS or the mayor can come up with: force teachers back into classrooms at the peak if cases and before broad availability if the vaccine? How lazy, unimaginative, and irresponsible do you have to be to conclude that your only policy option is to focus on the one option guaranteed to lead to a standoff? This is the dumbest public policy approach they could take. It’s a case study in how to alienate stakeholders, postpone resolution, and guarantee stalemate.

Haven’t you been watching at all this year? there is nothing the teachers will agree to. Actually that’s wrong, the teachers did agree to a MOA they didn’t intend to uphold as a stall tactic. While waiting on vaccines to take effect sounds nice, it completely overlooks that teachers have already received more by getting their first dose than many others who are still going to work and doing equally important functions for society. Plus, if we say wait til March today, then by March they will have manufactured another reason to wait

True because our charter already pushed to March but has several other reasons they may still not open

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

This is such a red herring argument. There's not enough vaccine! So then that lack of vaccine would just become yet another reason to delay. I'm glad DCPS is taking these steps, and I'm glad schools are offering the possibility of in-person learning so if you want it, you can see if you can get a spot, and if you don't, then just keep on with distance learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

This is such a red herring argument. There's not enough vaccine! So then that lack of vaccine would just become yet another reason to delay. I'm glad DCPS is taking these steps, and I'm glad schools are offering the possibility of in-person learning so if you want it, you can see if you can get a spot, and if you don't, then just keep on with distance learning.

They already have enough vaccines allocated for returning DCPS teachers. They’re even vaccinating private school teachers now. No harm in waiting another month to make sure teachers don’t get sick and die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s illegal to strike under the contract. It just seems weird to enjoin someone from doing something that’s already illegal.

But that’s the whole point/actually definition of an injunction or a TRO: to preemptively stop someone (or a company) from doing something illegal that will cause harm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think dcps should have waited until after the teachers vaccines could be effective which would be around March. I also think at that point they should go back or risk losing their jobs like the rest of the working world.

Nope.

No scientific or medical guidance has suggested vaccines are needed to open safely.

You are incorrect.