Board of Education union calls on Gov. Lamont for a clear COVID-19 policy for schools
In a letter sent yesterday, the coalition outlined the need for the policy regarding how school districts should handle quarantines and time off Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 8:01 AM EST January 13, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn The Board of Education Union is calling on Governor Ned Lamont for a clearer policy on schooling during COVID-19.
In a letter sent yesterday, the coalition outlined the need for the policy regarding how school districts should handle quarantines and having to take time off in public schools.
Coalition leaders said that too many school districts are not following procedures established by health experts for responding to COVID-19 exposures and are disregarding State Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona s recommendations.
Teacher’s coalition ask Gov. to create uniform policy regarding COVID-19 quarantines in schools
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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) The Connecticut Board of Education Union Coalition sent a letter to the governor to create uniform policy for managing COVID-19 quarantines in schools.
On Tuesday, the letter was sent to Governor Ned Lamont outlining the need for the uniform policy regarding how school districts should handle quarantines and leaves in all public schools.
Coalition leaders say that there are too many school districts that are not following procedures established by health experts for responding to COVID-19 exposures.
This goes back to the federal act that granted teachers two weeks, full pay, if they had to quarantine because of the coronavirus. That act expired at the end of the year, and no the union says some districts aren’t offering that protection in 2021.
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The survey of over 4,000 educators was conducted by the American Federation of Teachers and the Connecticut Education Association, a teacher advocacy and lobbying group. (Shutterstock)
CONNECTICUT Gov. Ned Lamont has long contended that, as a result of their regular deep cleaning regimens and ability to easily enforce virus mitigation protocols such as mask-wearing and social distancing, schools were the safest places to be. A new survey of Connecticut teachers shows they clearly disagree.
In fact, 68.8 percent of the educators polled disagreed with the governor s assessment of the workplace s safety during the Age of Coronavirus, and another 17.44 percent were unsure.
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