want the courts to force teachers back into the classroom. they are basically using our children as pawns. our kids have been pawns since the beginning of this pandemic, started two years ago. we want them back in the classroom. where they belong. teaching our children. the union is blaming the ongoing standoff on chicago mayor lori lightfoot for not compromising enough. it says it wants teachers back in the classroom this week just without students until the number of covid cases goes down or until it gets a deal that includes more robust testing. the mayor has been rebentless but she is being relentlessly stupid. she is being relentlessly stubborn. she is relentlessly seeking to refuse accommodation and we are trying to find a way to get people back in school. staffing shortages are impacting other schools across the country as well. in minneapolis, several districts held class virtually today due to a shortage of bus drivers and teachers infected in the current surge. and in