CTU Rejects Calls For In-Person Learning Due To COVID-19 Fears

Leaders from the Chicago Teachers Union say Mayor Lori Lightfoot has no viable plan to reopen schools in the fall.

SCHOOLS
Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, Aiden Trabucco, right, wears a mask as he raises his hand to answer a question behind Anthony Gonzales during a summer STEM camp at Wylie High School Tuesday, July 14, 2020. The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected the call to return to in-person learning this coming fall. LM Otero / AP Photo
SCHOOLS
Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, Aiden Trabucco, right, wears a mask as he raises his hand to answer a question behind Anthony Gonzales during a summer STEM camp at Wylie High School Tuesday, July 14, 2020. The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected the call to return to in-person learning this coming fall. LM Otero / AP Photo

CTU Rejects Calls For In-Person Learning Due To COVID-19 Fears

Leaders from the Chicago Teachers Union say Mayor Lori Lightfoot has no viable plan to reopen schools in the fall.

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The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing back against calls to reopen in the fall, citing rising COVID-19 cases among young people.

Reset checks in with CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates to discuss what teachers need from the city to support in-person learning.

GUEST: Stacy Davis Gates, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union