It appears to be one of the biggest tensions yet in U.S. schools over the new omicron variant, shutting out more than 340,000 students for the day.
, the union argued that district officials"put the safety and vibrancy of our students and their educators in jeopardy." Union members said testing resources are inadequate, calling on the mayor's office to implement more safety measures to slow the spread of the virus."Nobody signs up for being a home-schooler at the last minute," Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a press conference before the vote, calling the action an illegal work stoppage.
A spokesperson for the union did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Chicago press official said the city will share a new plan to continue with learning by the end of Wednesday.in Chicago. The city's health department on Tuesday said Chicago was averaging more than 4,000 new cases per day. Hospitalizations were also up slightly from the prior week.. During the same period, 1,802 adult school employees also reported cases.
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