'It was a huge surprise:' Some Washington teachers react to state's new push to get kids back in school
Q13's Hana Kim reports.
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. - With the state now urging teachers to get back into the classroom sooner than later, Washington educators have mixed reactions.
"It was a huge surprise we were not expecting that," teacher Tani Lindquist said.
Teachers along with the Washington Education Association say they were caught off guard with Governor Inslee’s announcement on Wednesday changing the health metrics.
Metrics, that up until now, that has been one of the strictest in the country for reopening schools.