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N.J. school district files suit to force teachers back to in-person classes, calls union opposition ‘illegal strike’
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
The Montclair School District has filed suit against the union that represents its teachers, the Montclair Education Association, over the union’s decision to not have elementary teachers return to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit aims to get teachers back into school buildings by barring the union from organizing its members to refuse in-person learning.
The suit, filed Tuesday, comes after schools did not reopen for in-person learning as they were scheduled to on Jan. 18 due to a shortage of staff. Both sides have reported continued negotiations since then. But, the suit called the actions of the education association, “an illegal strike.which prevents the public school district from educating its students in person as required.”