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Chicago Teachers Union Claims Push To Open Schools Is Racist And Sexist, Petitions To Stop Plan

Emily Zanotti
Chicago Teachers Union Claims Push To Open Schools Is Racist And Sexist, Petitions To Stop Plan
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In a now-deleted tweet, the Chicago Teachers Union claimed a city push to reopen schools to certain populations of students was the product of “sexism, racism, and misogyny,” and not of a determination that students and teachers could safely return to classrooms.

Parents of some Chicago Public School students — largely prekindergarten students, as well as “moderate” and “severe” special needs students — could opt to have their children return to in-class instruction as early as January 1st, according to the city’s plan, unveiled in November. All Chicago Public School students will have the option of returning to full-time in-classroom instruction on February 1st.

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