DC teachers say "Reopen #OnlyWhenItsSafe”

"Reopen #OnlyWhenItsSafe” is the mantra for District teachers as the school year edges closer. The Washington Teachers Union is hosting a virtual town hall Sunday night and a car caravan Monday to push District of Columbia Public Schools to “make the right decision regarding schools reopening this fall.” The union – which supports reopening schools “only when it is safe for our students, our teachers and our communities” -- is also circulating a petition asking Mayor Bowser and DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee to work with teachers “to ensure protocols are in place and fully met to ensure the health of our school communities prior to reopening our schools.”