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Saying that DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plans to reopen schools “will needlessly expose thousands to unnecessary risks and disrupt student learning,” DC teachers and their supporters are calling for a slowdown in those plans. A petition being circulated by the Washington Teachers Union has already gathered more than 2,000 signatures. Metro Washington Council president Dyana Forester, herself “a proud DCPS graduate and current parent” urged support for school unions -- including DCNA, SEIU 1199, SEIU 32BJ, Teamsters 639, AFSCME Council 20, the Council of School Officers and WTU Local 6 – “to ensure our DC Public Schools open only when it’s safe.” The petition, which will be presented to the Mayor at the DC City Council on October 27, asks that decisions on reopening schools to in-person learning involve those most impacted by the decisions, put health and safety first and minimize disruptions to existing virtual learning.
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