Teachers unions ask Governor Evers for a virtual start to school

Teachers unions ask Governor Evers for a virtual start to school

AREA PUBLICSCHOOLS WANTSGOVERNOR EVERS TOCALL-OFF IN-PERSONSCHOOL FOR NOW.UNIONS AT THE ALLOF THE STATE'S FIVE-LARGEST DISTRICTSMADE THAT REQUEST.GREEN BAY IS THE4TH-LARGESTDISTRICT.NBC2 6'S ERICCREST SPOKE WITHTHE PRESIDENT OFGREEN BAY'SEDUCATIONASSOCIATION.BOTH MADISON ANDMILWAUKEE'S BOARDSOF EDUCATION HAVEDECIDED THE RISKSARE TOO GREAT....FOR THERE TO BE INPERSON CLASSESFOR STUDENTS ATTHE BEGINING OFTHIS FALL... BUT THETHIRD LARGESTDISTRICT IN THESTATE... GREEN BAY...IS CONSIDERINGALOWING STUDENTSBACK ON A LIMITEDBASIS...."WE JUST WANT TOMAKE SURE THATBEFORE WE AREBACK WITH OURSTUDENTS THAT WEMAKE SURE IT'S SAFETO DO SO."THE PRESIDENT OFGREEN BAY'SEDUCATIONASSOCIATION JUSTIN(DELL- FAUS)DELFOSSE....REPRESENTS NEARLY14-HUNDREDTEACHERS IN GREENBAY... HE SAYS MANYOF THE THETEACHERS AREAPPREHENSIVE...ABOUT IN PERSONTEACHING..."A LOT OF FEAR ANDANXIETY AND THEUNKNOWNS... "ALL OFOUR TEACHERSACKNOWLEDGE THATWHERE THEY WANTTO BE IS IN THECLASSROOM.

NONEOF US WENT INTOEDUCATION TO TEACHTHROUGH ACOMPUTER SCREEN."THIS WEEK DELFOSSETEAMED UP WITH THEOTHER FIVE-LARGESTSCHOOL DISTRICTUNIONS IN THESTATE... TO ASKGOVERNOR TONYEVERS TO KEEPSCHOOL BUILDINGSCLOSED THIS FALLAND TO TEACHCLASSESVIRTUALLY.... ALL INAN EFFORT... TOSLOW THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19..."SO CASES CONTINUETO SKY ROCKET ANDTHAT'S WITHSCHOOLS BEINGCLOSED SO OUR FEARIS IF WE OPEN BACKUP ALL THE SCHOOLSTHOSE NUMBERSTHAT ARE SKYROCKETING AREGOING TO GET EVENWORSE."New state guidelines forreopening schools thisfall are merelysuggestions and localofficials will ultimatelydecide the parametersfor bringing their studentsback, Gov.

Tony Everssaid Tuesday.DELFOSSE SAYS HEKNOWS THIS ISBURDEN FORFAMILIES... AND IT'SNOT A DECISION THATTEACHERS UNIONSARE TAKING LIGHTLY..."IT'S REALLY JUSTCOME DOWN TO ASAFETY ISSUE."DEFAUS... SAYS IT'S ADECISION THATCOULD CHANGE THECOURSE OF THEPANDEMIC... ANDCOULD PUTTHOUSANDS OFTEACHERS INTO ASAFER... TEACHINGENVIRONMENT..."THEY ARE JUSTTRULY WORRIEDABOUT THIER SAFETY,THEIR STUDENTSSAFETY AND THEIRFAMILIES SAFETY.THAT'S PROBABLYWHAT I HEAR MORETHAN ANYTHING."FAUSS HOPING THAT14 DAYS OFDECLINING COVID-19CASES IN OURREGION... COULD BETHE DECIDINGFACTOR IN WHEN TOALLOW SCHOOLS TOREOPEN AGAIN...IN GREEN BAY ERICCREST NBC26WE REACHED OUT TOTHE GOVERNORSOFFICE FORCOMMENT.... BUT DIDNOT GET ARESPONSE...GREENBAY'S BOARD OFEDUCATION ISSCHEDULED TO VOTEON THE SCHOOLDISTRICT'S PLAN... ONAUGUST THIRD...WE WANT TO KNOWWHAT YOU THINK.IN OUR FACEBOOKPOLL WE'RE ASKING.........What do you think is thebest model for schools?ONLINE LEARNING ...OR IN-PERSONCLASSES.RIGHT NOW ....GO ONLINE RIGHTNOW TO TELL USWHAT YOU THINK .....WE'LL UPDATE THERESULTS AT TEN.JUST MOMENTS AGO