. Some institutions did use the research to guide their reopening protocols, such as the University of Virginia, which installed toilet lids in all its bathrooms.
“The obsession with our ask around toilet lids felt like potty humor but not funny,” said Susan Solomon, the president of the San Francisco teachers union. “It was advice we had been given by some of our sanitation-worker members, based on research suggesting the virus could be transmitted through feces, so we put it in the proposal. It was never a top priority, and eventually we took it out because further evidence seemed to show it wasn’t necessary.”
D65 leaders thank teachers for agreeing on in-person school
Deal here contrasts with clashes over reopening in Chicago.
District 65 board members at Monday s online meeting.
While the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Public Schools continue to battle over reopening buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the superintendent of Evanston/Skokie District 65 is thanking educators here for their agreement to return to the classroom in mid-February.
In a virtual meeting Monday night, Superintendent Devon Horton told the Board of Education that “we have an agreement with our wonderful union, with DEC,” on going back into school buildings. District 65 students and teachers have been on remote learning since school began in August.