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Tacoma Public Schools to offer full-time in-person learning this fall
The district says they’re confident they’ll be able to keep students safe under current state guidelines. Students will have the option to continue online schooling. Author: Lionel Donovan (KING) Updated: 9:04 PM PDT May 6, 2021
TACOMA, Wash. Tacoma Public Schools announced it will be ready to bring students back into the building full-time by the new school year, and the district said they’re confident they’ll be able to keep students safe under current state guidelines.
School faculty are going through the process of figuring out what classroom sizes will look like under state guidelines, which now allow for just three feet of social distance in some circumstances.
Plan to prioritize Washington educators for vaccines leaves other workers frustrated
Biden s call for all school staff to be vaccinated by the end of March earned a mixed reaction from workers in other industries, who feel left behind. Author: Lionel Donovan (KING) Updated: 9:44 PM PST March 3, 2021
TACOMA, Wash. Teachers and school staff across Washington are setting up appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after yesterday’s announcement by President Joe Biden that all school faculty must be prioritized. Here in Washington, that means a quarter-million people working in education and childcare will be prioritized.
“It really lightens that fear of getting back into the classrooms,” said Shannon Ergun, president of the Tacoma Education Association.
Plan to prioritize Washington educators for vaccines leaves other workers frustrated Lionel Donovan
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Teachers and school staff across Washington are setting up appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after yesterday’s announcement by President Joe Biden that all school faculty must be prioritized. Here in Washington, that means a quarter-million people working in education and childcare will be prioritized.
Plan to prioritize school staff for vaccines leaves other workers frustrated
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“It really lightens that fear of getting back into the classrooms,” said Shannon Ergun, president of the Tacoma Education Association.
But the news isn’t being received so well by workers in other industries.
Tacoma teacher group plans sick-out over COVID-19 safety concerns for in-person learning Allison Needles, The News Tribune
A group of teachers in Tacoma is planning a sick-out Wednesday to draw attention to their demands for a safe return to in-person learning.
A post on Instagram Sunday by a group called Safe Return Tacoma encouraged Tacoma Public Schools employees to request a sick day, set students up with independent work and join in “mini actions” throughout the day.
“By participating in a sick out on an asynchronous late-start Wednesday, we are having minimal negative impact on students while still being able to send a clear message to the district: look how many of your employees don’t feel safe with your hybrid model!” the post stated.