The White House is formally declaring teachers essential workers as part of their efforts to encourage schools around the country to reopen for in-person learning
Vice President Mike Pence announced the decision to governors on a call earlier this week, a person familiar with the decision said. Under Department of Homeland Security guidance issued this week, teachers are now considered"critical infrastructure workers" and are subject to the same kinds of advisories as other workers who have born that label -- such as doctors and law enforcement officers.
White House officials made the move in part to convey how seriously they believe the schools question should be taken, the person said, but also to try to stabilize the teaching workforce and streamline guidance at a time of confusion about the future of classrooms.Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said the critical worker designation could be used to"threaten, bully and coerce" teachers into classrooms without the proper considerations.
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