Amid negotiations during a standoff over COVID-19 precautions, the Chicago Teachers Union has proposed remote learning for all students until mid-January. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in response, 'CTU leadership, you’re not listening.”
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and supporters stage a car caravan protest outside City Hall in the Loop, Wednesday evening, Jan. 5, 2022. Chicago school leaders canceled classes in the nation’s third-largest school district for the second straight day after failing to reach an agreement with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols.
CHICAGO — Closed-door negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city’s teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of classes this week, but the public war-of-words between union leaders and Chicago’s mayor showed little sign of an imminent resolution.
“CTU leadership, you’re not listening,” Lightfoot said. “The best, safest place for kids to be is in school. Students need to be back in person as soon as possible. That’s what parents want. That’s what the science supports. We will not relent.”The blunt response came less than an hour after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union unveiled their latest proposal to resume remote instruction Wednesday and in-person instruction on Jan. 18.
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