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Teachers resist as schools are slated to resume in-person teaching
“We would very much love to be back in the classroom, but we re feeling like under the conditions that are being offered, it s just not a safe plan,” said Nina Wallbach, a pre-K teacher at Southwark School in South Philly.
Photo by Melissa Komar.
Philadelphia teachers took to the streets last week to protest the School District of Philadelphia’s decision to return to in-person learning for students in grades pre-k through second grade starting Feb. 22. More specifically, the school district decided to switch over to a hybrid learning format, where students in the eligible grades will attend class in-person two days a week, on assigned days only, and engage in digital learning the remaining three days. ....

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