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As a parent of two remotely schooled Pittsburgh Public Schools students, I am extremely concerned about my children’s education and mental health during the pandemic. For almost a year now, I’ve watched my children stare at screens for eight hours a day and complain that they think they are learning very little. Their words, not mine.
I am pleased that Mayor Bill Peduto has finally reached out to the governor in an appeal to accelerate the vaccination of teachers. But please explain to me: Why is this necessary for teachers under age 65 and without preexisting conditions? Why is it that healthy teachers need a vaccination before returning to work when
Sarah Schneider / 90.5 WESA
The Pittsburgh Public Schools board will vote next week on a proposal to again delay the return to in-person learning. A coalition of local groups that advocate for children want the district to better communicate why students and staff haven’t returned to in-person learning.
A vast majority of the district’s 22,000 students haven’t been in a school building since March.
That guidance was updated this month. Now, the department encourages elementary schools in counties with substantial spread to move to a hybrid model, but PPS has said it would continue with its original plan to phase students back into buildings. Students and staff were to return this month. Instead the plan is for a February return, though board president Sylvia Wilson has proposed pushing the return to April. The district wants to first bring back Cohort D, which includes students with disabilities and those learning English as a second language.