Norwalk Superintendent of Schools Alexandra Estrella
has announced changes to the district’s COVID-19 policies, which include requiring non-quarantined staff members to work in district buildings when the student body has shifted to remote learning. NancyOnNorwalk asked Norwalk Federation of Teachers President Mary Yordon for her thoughts; this is her response.
If schools must remain open, and very clearly state and local school leaders feel that they do, then NFT members can be required to report to school. We don’t get to choose. Leaders are intent on increasing the number of individuals in the buildings during outbreaks that previously would have resulted in closures and remote teaching. We are creating an environment of increased risk at a time of the highest infection rates so far. We are gambling with an important asset: the well-being of the employees of the district. The motivation to better serve the most impacted students makes sense, but this strategy has been tri
Reasonable schools social media policy up for review in Norwalk
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Teacher Paula Fortuna sets up her technology in the classroom at the Center for Global Studies Friday, October 2, 2020, at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
NORWALK The Board of Education will be examining the district’s first expansive social media policy for school staff after a draft was approved by the Policy Committee.
On Tuesday night, the BOE’s Policy Committee approved a nine-page social media policy created with Stamford-based legal firm Shipman and Goodwin that covers permissible social media use for district employees, clarifies the definition between a personal and professional account and outlines consequences for inappropriate use. The proposal will now move to the full board for discussion and possible approval in what could be the first in-depth social media policy for Norwalk Public Schools employees.
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Over 14,000 sign petition calling for governor to close schools unless safety recommendations are met
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The lead photo of a Facebook page organizing a ‘Car Caravan for a Safe and Fully-Funded Back to School’ at the state Capitol during the summer.
Leaders from the state’s largest education unions gathered outside the state Capitol on Thursday to call on Gov. Ned Lamont to close schools until mid-January unless the recommended safety precautions they’ve laid out are met.
They delivered a petition, which was assigned by more than 14,000 Connecticut educators, school employees and community members. It called for the implementation of statewide safety mandates included in their “Safe and Successful Schools Now” report and transparency from the state in the way it reports and responds to positive COVID-19 cases in schools.
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