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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The arbitrator can’t delay the opening of schools but regardless of what the arbiter says, the WTU can [legally or illegally] tell its teachers to stay home.  So yes, there is the possibility that students will show up to school on Monday but their teacher does not.  If this happens, it would be just one more sign that the WTU could care less about students’ well being.  [/quote]

This would be a really bad look for WTU. I suggest those of you with kids offered in person show up Monday no matter what. Your teacher either will or won't be there, but it will be a very stark picture.[/quote]

To me this looks like DCPS had a bad plan. Can’t move forward without teachers? What about a compromise? Dcps should just fix the violations over the weekend.

Also these should be open to the public in real time. [/quote]

I have no doubt that DCPS is an inefficient government organization, but at this point it’s all on the teachers. They fought in August when community spread was so much lower and the weather was nice. Same in November. Now this. There’s no compromising with the teachers.

DC needs to play hardball and cancel all first and second vaccine appointments for teachers. The ones that have taken their first shots can start over in a few months at their regular place in line like everyone else[/quote]

1. I thought teachers didn't want to take the vaccine.
2. Are you daft? That just means remote learning, no vaccine, less leverage.[/quote]

Nope. It ads a wedge issue between the teachers who actually are willing to get the vaccine and come back and the (majority?) that don’t want to come back. If the WTU decides not to return then bowsers next step should be to invite whoever wants to teach to show up and keep their appointment for their second dose. The ones that don’t show up have lost their priority as a teacher and can resume their normal place in line while the others with higher priority are treated.

It wouldn’t surprise me if there are some teachers that don’t want to take the vaccine. I don’t have any data to back it up but I would expect that the overlap between teachers who believe in vaccines and the ones who track the science well enough to be willing to come back is strong — and that more of the ones who don’t want the vaccine fell into the group not wanting to return. [/quote]

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