Matt Masterson | January 8, 2021 5:45 pm
(WTTW News)
As thousands of Chicago Public Schools students are set to return for in-person learning Monday, district leaders say teachers and staff who don t show up for work will be deemed absent without leave and won t be paid.
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Despite pushback from the Chicago Teachers Union and others, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the school district will push ahead with its reopening plan Monday. And though an increasing number of required employees have returned throughout the week, CPS CEO Janice Jackson revealed Friday what disciplinary measures will face those who stay home.
“Beginning Monday, when families send their children to school expecting to see their teachers, we know that a small portion of staff members may choose not to return,” Jackson said Friday. “Those individuals will be deemed absent without leave and they will not be eligible for pay going forward.”