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[quote=Anonymous]From a WTU e-mail:

At tonight’s Member Assembly, members voted to approve the following motion:

Due to the continued severe risk of COVID-19 transmission, and out of great concern for the health and safety of students, families and educators, it is the decision of the Washington Teachers' Union to continue with all-remote instruction starting February 1. All-remote instruction will continue until the conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement are fully met, and all staff who wish to be vaccinated have been allowed to receive BOTH vaccine doses according to CDC and FDA guidance, and the recommended time necessary for immunity to take effect has elapsed. This is not a refusal to work; this is a firm determination to work safely in order to control the spread of this deadly virus. Be it understood that any attempt at retaliation against WTU members for continuing to teach remotely will be met with swift collective action.

The WTU is extremely concerned that reopening our schools to in-person learning on Monday is not safe. While the CDC has stated that schools can be reopened safely, the Mayor and DCPS leaders have failed to take the steps needed to ensure our safety. Community spread remains at unsafe levels and a new, highly contagious strain of the virus has emerged and is reported to be in our community. During this week’s Arbitration Hearing, we presented evidence that many buildings remain unsafe – community reopen teams identified significant violations of the MOA including the failure by DCPS to provide school by school verification that air circulation standards are being met. We await the arbitrator’s ruling on these violations. However, we believe the time to act is now.[/quote]

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