Those quarantines represent about 2% of the 290,000 students at non-charter schools, yet they’re almost double the number of students the district had previously identified that have been exposed to the virus.
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A first grader stretches her legs during Nicole Almodovar s class March 4, 2021, at Kershaw Elementary School in Chicago. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO â The Chicago Teachers Union continues to raise concerns about in-person learning in Chicago Public Schools, even as the two sides attempt to negotiate an agreement to bring high school students back later this month.
CPS has set a target return date of April 19 for high school students, who have been learning remotely for more than a year.
Referencing newer COVID-19 variants and increasing case counts in cities including Chicago, CTU President Jesse Sharkey said the union is concerned about the virusâ spread and wants CPS to hold off on bringing more students back.