Bill.N. Wrote:
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> The Teacher's Union doesn't run the schools. The
> Teacher's Union isn't responsible for insuring
> that Fairfax Children get a quality education.
> The Teacher's Union's job is to look after the
> interests of the teachers. Teacher safety is
> certainly a valid concern for the Union in a time
> when we are dealing with a pandemic.
>
> Just because it is a valid concern does not mean
> it is the only or even the primary concern. The
> people charged with balancing all the competing
> interests to insure that Fairfax County students
> receive the highest quality education consistent
> with reasonable safety to teachers, staff and
> students alike is the School Board. It is the
> School Board's job to look the Teacher's Union and
> individual teachers in the face and say "I know
> you have valid concerns. However the overall
> balance dictates that we take a course of action
> that involves a higher level of risk than what you
> want. If this risk is too great for individual
> teachers they should consider taking some time
> off, or finding other employment."
The teacher's union does run the schools. Check the donor list for the school board, lots of out of state funds. That's why the board gets on their knees to please the union members.
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