Hundreds of St. Louis teachers disagree with district’s reopening plan

Hundreds of St.

Louis Public School teachers who disagree with the district’s reopening plan participated in a sit-in Monday afternoon in front of the district’s main office.

STUDENTS AND STAFF.

FOX TWO'SKELLEY HOSKINS WAS THERE ANDJOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAINKELLY.MIKE WE'RE RIGHT OUTSIDE OFTHE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE HEREIN DOWNTOWN ST.

LOUIS WHERETHAT SIT IN PROTEST TOOK PLACEABOUT 200 EDUCATORS BUTDISSIPATED AND IT LASTED ABOUT2 HOURS.

THEY SAY THEY ARE NOTCOMFORTABLE WITH THE IN PERSONLEARNING WHEN KIDS HEAD BACKTO SCHOOL AND WE WANT TO SHOWYOU SOME VIDEO OF THAT EVENTTHAT TOOK PLACE TODAY.WELL YOU CAN HEAR THOSECARS A BEEPING AND HONKINGTHEIR HORNS AS THEY DROVE BYTHE PEACEFUL PROTESTS THERESHOWING THEIR SUPPORT FOR THEEDUCATORS 100 OF THE ST.

LOUISSCHOOL EDUCATORS WEARING MASKSWHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING.

HELDA SIT IN THIS AFTERNOON, GROUPOF TEACHERS HOLDING SIGNS SAYTHEY DO NOT AGREE WITH THEDISTRICT'S REOPENING PLAN THEYBELIEVE THE PLAN TO HAVE INPERSON LEARNING IN THE BALLRISK THE LIVES OF STUDENTSSTAFF AND PARENTS, THETEACHERS WANT ONLINE LEARNINGTO BE THE ONLY OPTION.THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE.IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL ISSUEABOUT HOW DO YOU GO BACK INTOTHE SCHOOL SAFELY.

SO FIRST WEWANT TO LOOK AT MITT LOOKAFTER THE CHILDREN MAKE SURETHE CHILDREN IS SAFE AND THENALL THE EMPLOYEES IN THEDISTRICT ON THE RESTART TASKFORCE THERE ARE 3 TEACHERSTHERE ARE 75 SCHOOLS IN THISDISTRICT AND 23,000 STUDENTSBEING SERVED.BUT ONLY 3 TEACHERS ARESPEAKING IN THE ENTIRE TASKFORCE COMMITTEES I WOULD LIKEFOR US TO SAFELY REOPEN.THAT CANNOT HAPPEN RIGHTNOW WE'RE JUST NOT READY TO DOSCHOOL SUPPOSED TO START INAUGUST.

WE HAVEN'T MET TO FINDOUT WHAT WILL ACTUALLY HAPPENWHEN WE GET INSIDE THE SCHOOL.THE DISTRICT PROVIDED MEWITH SOME BACKGROUNDINFORMATION.

THEY SAY IN LATEAPRIL THE LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLDISTRICT ESTABLISH A RESTARTSCHOOL COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISHA REOPENING PLAN AND THESTAKEHOLDERS INCLUDED PARENTSGUARDIANS COMMUNITY PARTNERS,ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERSSAYING ALL OF THESE BOYS HAVEA CRITICAL ROLE IN THE PROCESSWE'RE TOLD THAT TOMORROWEVENING THE SUPERINTENDENTWILL PRESENT THE PLAN TO THEBOARD OF EDUCATION.

WELL IF