The Chefs in Schools charity reports a “heart-breaking” increase in hungry children, with school chefs “actively going out and finding the kids who are hiding in the playground because they don’t think they can get a meal and feeding them.”
The contributions given in reports and comments from audience members make clear that no faith whatsoever can be placed in capitalist politicians or the trade union apparatus to make schools safe for teachers, parents and students.
Parents and teachers speak out on the highly-touted Detroit Facility Plan for Detroit schools. The $700 million plan fails to provide COVID safety and high-quality educational conditions across the 50,000-student district.
Weingarten’s support for ending mask mandates in schools is part and parcel of the coordinated ruling class effort to end one of the few public health measures still in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.