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Teachers gather outside Samuel Gompers School in Philadelphia to protest the district s plan to reopen classrooms for 9,000 pre-K to second grade students. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Thirteen city nonprofits that work with children and families released a statement Tuesday calling on the teachers union to abandon its battle with the School District of Philadelphia and allow some teachers to return to their classrooms.
The district had asked some teachers to report to school buildings yesterday ahead of a planned return of up to 9,000 young children to their classrooms later this month. The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has objected, arguing that buildings are not yet safe because of ventilation problems and that members should be vaccinated before returning. Both sides now await a decision from a city-appointed mediator.
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, which focuses on the stories of vulnerable communities. The first story explored how COVID-19 has affected young adults aging out of the foster care system; the second focused on grandparents raising kin; and the third was on how the pandemic impacted parents and reunification efforts.
The pandemic, its associated isolation, and economic challenges prompted child welfare to sound the alarm: COVID-19 will likely result in a spike in child abuse.
But whether such a trend is certain fact or educated intuition is still open to question. Complete data won t be available until mid-2021, at the earliest.
Some experts fear that at-risk children won t be seen because stay-at-home orders are keeping them away from the watchful gaze of mandated reporters, especially teachers, who report one in five cases of suspected abuse and neglect to hotlines and responsible agencies.
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