The president of America’s second-largest teachers union is calling on all schools to be open for "five days a week" of in-person learning for the next academic year. And we must keep them open fully and safely five days a week," Weingarten said in a speech. MCCALLUM PRESSES WEINGARTEN OVER EMAILS SHOWING UNION LOBBIED CDC ON SCHOOL REOPENINGS"Given current circumstances, nothing should stand in the way of fully reopening our public schools this fall and keeping them open. Teacher unions in some states have complicated the school reopening process as they have demanded coronavirus vaccinations and other mitigation measures before returning to classrooms. But Weingarten argued that "critics have scapegoated teachers and vilified unions because of the school closures during the pandemic, ignoring the extreme disparities among schools and blaming teachers for problems outside their control.

Source: Fox News May 13, 2021 14:39 UTC