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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a former DCPS teacher. I dislike much of what the union does. I do think schools should have in-person (especially for ES and special needs). However, I'm not surprised by any of this. DC government has so many times broken the trust of teachers. They have opaque processes to make decisions and don't take into consideration the reality of teaching in DCPS. Many times, despite saying they would consult with everyone, or that they would make decisions transparently, they just decide something and are shocked when teachers feel betrayed. I can't imagine when they say they will make schools safe, the teachers trust that it is true.

I think that De Blasio keeping his word about the 3% will get the kids back to school in NY more quickly (theoretically Dec. 7th).  I think setting out metrics and a clear testing strategy is what  got the kids back in school in the first place. I can't imagine DC saying "we will test X% randomly each week at each school", "we will enforce a mask policy", "If rates rise above X% we will close schools", "If there are X cases in a class, that class will not meet in-person for two weeks and if there are X cases in a school, that school will close for 2 weeks."  That clarity and transparency is what DCPS needs. Then they need to keep their word on it. [/quote]

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