Chicago Public Schools canceled Friday classes as a standoff with the teachers union spills into a third day of educational disruption.
Chicago Public Schools has canceled Friday classes as an ongoing standoff with the teachers union spills into a third day of educational disruption.
While some CPS buildings — including Pulaski International School in Bucktown, Davis Dual Language Academy in Brighton Park and Oriole Park Elementary in Norwood Park — had already announced earlier Thursday that Friday classes were canceled, district officials had said they believed some schools would have adequate staffing to conduct in-person learning. That apparently has turned out not to be the case.
A later statement from CPS said its schools “are the best, safest place for students to be during this pandemic, and we are working tirelessly to get everyone back in class every day. We will continue working with CTU to resolve this situation and will provide you with ongoing updates as the week continues.”
CTU lawyers separately filed charges alleging CPS violated the law by not negotiating an agreement with CPS about school reopenings after the one they signed in February 2021 expired. They’re asking the state to order CPS “to honor the statutory right of employees to refrain from working in dangerous conditions and to allow employees to work remotely.”
The CTU resolution, endorsed by 73% of voting members, seeks to have classes remain remote until Jan. 18 unless a safety agreement with CPS is reached or the omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge subsides. Lightfoot has denounced the union’s actions as an “unlawful, unilateral strike.” The union has countered that their actions don’t amount to a work stoppage because they are willing to teach remotely.CPS reported record new daily case numbers on Tuesday — 433 students and 280 adults.
“While we do have a limited number of teachers and staff who have been coming to work, at this time we do not meet the staffing threshold provided by CPS to safely offer in-person instruction or programming tomorrow, January 7,” the memo from Oriole Park School read. “... If the closure continues, and we do not have adequate staff to offer in-person programming on Monday, we will have packets of asynchronous activities available for pick up.
At Brennemann School in Uptown, there isn’t enough staff available not just for classes but to provide meal distribution to families Friday. Principal Patrina Singleton told families in an email that four staff members who were in the building Thursday tested positive for COVID-19 and that administrators “will be working to deep clean our building.”
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