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Teachers: would hazard pay and access to child care do it?

It would be helpful if we had something to advocate for here. That we also want. [/quote]

Speaking for myself. I don’t need hazard pay.  I want safety protocols to be followed. I was DCPS held accountable for what they claim they are going to do. I want clean classrooms.  I want them to provide Clorox wipes and sanitizer.  I want them to provide soap in student and teacher bathrooms.  I want them to do temp check and actually send people home when they are sick.  I want them to follow their own rules. [/quote]

DCPS teacher here and I totally agree.

Last year the student bathrooms in my area of the school were without soap for at least 4 months. I sent at least weekly message (emails and phone calls) asking for soap. No soap in the staff bathrooms either. We started to bring our own. When I cleaned out my classroom, there was no evidence anywhere of even a light cleaning. Admin at our school regularly say, "everyone will have access to _______ (working computers for testing, copies of class texts, access to functioning copiers, access to printers, etc.) and there is no follow through. Teachers are used to this, so we manage and get creative. However, our health and the health of our students is central in this case. So what happens when we show up to work and there is no soap, no hand sanitizer, someone didn't do the temperature checks and our classrooms haven't been cleaned? Teachers can't just walk out on our classes.

Childcare would be a huge help as well, but I have no faith that DCPS will figure that out, so I am tryin to make alternate arrangements. [/quote]

I’m OP of the thread. This is what I have been saying. I very much want to go back, but if DCPS doesn’t follow through, it seems there’s no recourse besides use my own leave or quit. Why would I risk that when I can just sign up for DL teaching now? My classroom is routinely covered in mouse droppings, including in student food bins sent from the cafeteria. When I packed up my “cleaned” room, mouse droppings were everywhere. There is no trust. I want a clear, detailed plan for what they are saying they will do, and guidance when it’s not followed. “Enhanced cleaning” for my room could mean they sanitize once a year, vacuum once a week, take out trash every day. It’s meaningless without details of what I should expect. [/quote]

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