Davis said she fears that the chancellor is asking more teachers to return than are actually needed. ADADThe school system has asked 45 percent of its more than 4,000 teachers to return. Seventy percent of the school system’s 2,800 support staff members also received notices to return; most are assigned to elementary schools. That closely reflects the population of the school system’s 52,000 students — 47 percent of whom are considered at risk. The vast majority of the school system’s students will continue with virtual learning, and council members questioned whether the reopening would worsen their education.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2021 22:18 UTC