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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting article posted a few hours ago about negotiations with the teacher's union:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-teachers-union-nearing-impasse-in-contract-negotiations/

It also gives some hints about the fall, or at least when we'll know more:

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Once the next MCEA contract is finalized, union and MCPS officials will begin a new round of bargaining “on everything related to” fall classes, “because we [b]definitely will not be bringing 166,000 kids back to classes in August[/b] for the first day of school,” Lloyd said.
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and

[quote]MCPS has not yet released a plan for fall teaching, but Turner said the school board is expected to receive a briefing in July.[/quote]

So as I read this:

1. The earliest we'll know about fall plans is in July. 
2. They haven't started working on fall plans, as it needs to be negotiated with the teacher's union first.
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No kids in classroom until Jan. 2021 or later[/quote]

Why the heck is it completely up to the teachers?? No way. Keeping the kids out of school is not ok.[/quote]

Of course the union is pushing it.  There are safety concerns, but DL means most teachers are working, at best, a few hours a day.  Regular instruction is a much longer day.  Any union would be negligent to not push for far shorter working hours for the same pay.

In the private sector, they would have to somewhat balance that against the company going under and jobs being lost, but that won’t happen with a school system.[/quote]

Virginia schools are announcing their plans soon.  Won't MCPS be likely to follow them?[/quote]

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