“There is a contradiction between budget cuts and reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic," New York City public school teacher Karla Reyes told "America's Newsroom" Wednesday. WEIGHING THE RISKS OF REOPENING SCHOOLS AMID COVID PANDEMICThe debate surrounding whether, when and how to reopen schools for in-person instruction this fall has grown in intensity in recent weeks. Last week, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) announced that it would support any local chapter that decides to strike over reopening plans deemed unsafe or insufficient. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APPOn Wednesday, Reyes highlighted the contradiction between teachers being considered “essential workers” while budget cuts are made to the “school infrastructures.”“Philadelphia schools have been closing," she said. "If schools and teachers are so essential then why aren’t teachers paid more and why are people being laid off and why are schools closing and why are budgets being cut and why are classes overcrowded?”Fox News' Cortney Moore contributed to this report.

Source: Fox News August 05, 2020 19:18 UTC