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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At this point, I’m pretty philosophical about this whole mess.  I don’t think it’s fair to ask teachers to work in person until they are fully vaccinated.  I certainly don’t think it makes sense in terms of public health.  So I guess I see their point of view.
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In person teaching without a vaccine can be done with risk reduction measures. Many people (teachers and non) worked in person without being fully vaccinated, since last march.

But that's beside the point, because vaccines are HERE.  Teachers should be vaccinated, then return to in person teaching. It is not going to look anything close to normal until the broader community can be vaccinated, but we can begin to move in that direction.

Also, I don't think the state/district/anyone can require vaccines until they are fully approved, instead of just approved for Emergency Use. Not that I expect them to actually mandate it in any case, but it really isn't possible with the current state of vaccines.

I do not support a strike.  I have been pro-union my whole life, but not anymore. [/quote]

I'm pro-Union, but I wouldn't support that strike.  Teachers have the right to a workplace that's following CDC guidance and implementing appropriate precautions -- good ventilation, enforcing mask-wearing by kids and staff, limited-size cohorts and other measures to minimize the number of people everyone is exposed to, necessary supplies like soap and hand sanitizer, etc.  Teachers are eligible for the vaccine.  Teachers with pre-existing conditions or vulnerable family members should be able to request a accommodations.  If there is some precaution that teachers can point to that precludes a safe opening, find, point it out.  But "the risk must be zero" is just misguided.  We don't operate on a zero-risk standard for anything else.  If some schools aren't ready, then let's talk about those schools, and what needs to be done to bring them up to snuff.  If there are additional mitigation measures that can be taken, they should be.  But a general strike just to oppose opening at all, at the cost of all education, DL or in person?  Nope, I wouldn't support that.    [/quote]

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