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As Chicago Union prepares to vote on remote teaching, district says schools are safe
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As the Chicago Teachers Union prepares to vote late Tuesday on whether to return to virtual teaching as Covid-19 cases surge, a move that potentially could trigger an "electronic lockout" by the school district, the district's CEO pleaded with the union to keep schools open.
"There is no evidence that our schools are unsafe," Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said at a news conference Tuesday.
But the union's vice president, Stacy Davis Gates, said teachers are dealing with "severe staffing shortages" and a lack of mitigation measures against Covid-19.
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