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Philadelphia public school teachers bundled up in winter coats, gloves and hats sat outside on folding chairs on a bitter cold Monday morning as a show of solidarity over concerns about coronavirus safety amid a planned return to classrooms.
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It was blistering cold outside the Southwark School in South Philadelphia as teachers taught online classes outside.
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Two teacher bundle up in winter clothing teach virtually outdoors
Philadelphia public school teachers bundled up in winter coats, gloves and hats sat outside on folding chairs on a bitter cold Monday morning as a show of solidarity over concerns about coronavirus safety amid a planned return to classrooms.
It was blistering cold outside the Southwark School in South Philadelphia as teachers taught online classes outside. Teaching outside for safety inside, one of the teacher s signs said.
The protest scene played out at other schools around Philadelphia as the public teachers union showed solidarity and went against an order to report inside school buildings to prepare for the return to partial in-person learning.
Philadelphia School District Students To Begin Hybrid, In-Person Learning Feb. 22
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) For the first time in nearly a year, some Philadelphia students will see the inside of a classroom as the district prepares to bring pre-kindergarten through second-grade kids back into schools. Pre-K through second-grade students whose families selected hybrid learning during the selection process in the fall will phase in first, beginning on Monday, Feb. 22.
Staff supporting Pre-K through second-grade students will return to school buildings on Monday, Feb. 8 to prepare.
“Students will attend school in-person two days a week and engage in digital learning remotely three days a week, and will be assigned specific days for both in-person and digital learning,” Superintendent Dr. William Hite said.