Local lawmakers comment on in-person learning, teachers unions
A representative for the Education Minnesota-Brainerd union said teachers are, for the most part, ready to return to in-person learning, but risks and fears still remain. Written By: Gabriel D. Lagarde | 9:00 am, Feb. 24, 2021 ×
The entrance of Brainerd High School in south Brainerd. While the state works toward reopening districts for in-person learning, a teachers union representative said teachers are mostly on board, it anxious about the potential risks. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch file photo
As the state of Minnesota works to reopen, the issue has pitted the school districts of Minneapolis and St. Paul against their respective teachers unions.