Students at Denver Public Schools say they will walk out of classes every day in protest beginning Thursday until the school district meets their demands concerning in-school COVID-19 safety.
The Chicago Teachers Union approved the move back to in-person learning following a weeklong standoff over COVID-19 concerns.Students at Denver Public Schools say they will walk out of classes every day in protest beginning Thursday until the school district meets their demands concerningThe students' demands were outlined in a letter to the DPS superintendent and in a petition, with more than 700 signatures.
"Us students don't feel safe going to school in these deadly conditions, not until the [COVID-19] cases are brought down to a safer number," the letter reads."We see it as necessary to speak up about how the Denver Public School District enacts itsStudents gather outside of Chicago Public Schools headquarters to stage one of several mass"Walkout for COVID Safety" at high schools due to the spread of Omicron, in Chicago on Jan. 14, 2022.
In the letter, students are demanding that KN95/N95 masks to be provided to all students; HEPA filtration and airflow be provided in all classrooms; twice-a-week COVID tests for in-person students; integrated learning for remote students; and weather-protected outdoor spaces for safe lunches. The letter also detailed the students' plan of action if those demands were not met before Jan. 20.
In a statement to ABC News, the Denver public school district defended its current efforts to quell COVID-19 in schools. "We certainly understand our students’ frustrations," the statement read."This is a very difficult time for schools right now, here in Denver and across the state and country. But our scholars and families rely on our schools, and we need to do everything we can to keep them open for in-person learning and support."High school students leave the Martin Luther King Jr.
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