chicago. why don t we just say the truth? trace: the schools are acknowledging there is really no plan even for remote learning. a memo says if closures continue and we don t have adequate staff to offer in-person programming on monday we ll have packets of activities available for pickup. there is no plan for remote instructions this time in any cps school. that means you are on your own. your last thoughts on this now. right. they don t care about the kids. they care about the politics. chicago politics dominates it all. chicago politics is broken and it is the chicago way. and it is sickening. trace: john kass, good to see you, sir, best of luck out on your own in the journalism world. thank you. thanks, trace. dana: strong advocate for
you don t think it s right to take extra precautions because this is so new? oh, i absolutely think it s right to take extra precautions. we don t do all the other things that we also have in place for flu, and we should, don t get me wrong, but this is fair, making sure, literally for chicago public schools just to give you a sense of this, classroom by classroom, every single week, you can look at the air ventilation that s been invested in to see what s in place. there are masks, including high quality masks that are in place. there s testing, even while school is not in session, there is testing available in every cps school this week. there are vaccination clinics available, you know, these pieces are here. and if i thought that having school was going to lead to unnecessary spread, major outbreaks, major problems, first i would be in support of it. it s just not what the data suggests. if i knew omicron was going to
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CHICAGO (WLS) Chicago Public Schools announced Tuesday that it has set a target date for high schoolers to return to in-person learning for the start of the system s fourth quarter.
In a statement tonight, the Chicago Teachers Union said there is no agreement, claiming the district put out information preemptively. But the CPS parents who spoke to ABC7 hope the target date gets set in stone. This is a step forward in a big way for the city of Chicago, said Rev. David Griggs, a CPS parent. We feel like this is us getting our life back, said Willie Preston, another CPS parent.
CHICAGO (WLS) Thousands of 6th through 8th grade Chicago Public school students returned to the classroom Monday.
This comes after kindergarten through 5th graders returned to in-person learning last Monday morning, and now CPS has its sights on getting high schoolers back, too.
CPS CEO Janice Jackson, along with teachers and staff, welcomed some students back to Richardson Middle School on Chicago s Southwest Side.
WATCH | CPS CEO welcomes middle school students back to classroom
Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson, Chief Education Officer LaTanya D. McDade greet returning students All elementary grade students that want an option for in-person instruction have an option for in-person instruction, which is good, Jackson said.