The Chicago Teachers Union polled its members this week about whether they would support a “district-wide pause and temporary shift to remote learning” as COVID-19 cases continue to surge, according to the Daily Caller.
In a survey titled “Possible Actions for Safety January 2022,” union members were asked how they felt about shutting down Chicago’s public schools again.
“If COVID continues to dangerously accelerate or should staffing levels in our schools drop to unsafe levels, would you support a… District-wide pause and temporary shift to remote learning,” the online survey states, asking members to check either “yes” or “no.”
BREAKING: Chicago Teachers Union is polling its membership asking if they would “support a district-wide pause and temporary shift to remote learning.”
They’re also asking if membership would be willing to “participate in a city-wide work stoppage.” pic.twitter.com/AOLuOyoXGY
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The next question on the survey asks what action members would be willing to take to “force Chicago Public Schools to improve its COVID safety measures.” The options given to members included holding a meeting of the school safety committee on Jan. 3 and forcing a “city-wide work stoppage.”
The Chicago public school system is in the middle of its winter break, which is set to end on Jan. 3. That break might be extended though if the Chicago Teachers Union votes not to return to in-person learning during its all-member meeting on Tuesday.
“Cases of the new omicron variant are spiking in Chicago and around the country. It is imperative that we return from our winter break with a plan to ensure school communities’ and our own safety,” the survey adds. “Please answer the following very short survey to help guide the CTU’s response to CPS’s inadequate pandemic response.”
The Chicago Teachers Union, which is a subsidiary of union boss Randi Weingarten’s American Federation of Teachers, opposed all efforts to reopen the city’s schools and caved only after leftist Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave in to some of their demands.
