President E. Toby Boyd on Why Schools Should Not Rush to Reopen

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🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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One of the most powerful voices in the debate over whether and when to reopen schools during the pandemic has been teachers unions. Unions have argued that school districts shouldn’t rush to reopen because they say it endangers the health and safety of teachers. But that stance has angered many parents and public officials as data mounts on the toll of remote learning on kids’ physical and mental health. We talk to E. Toby Boyd, president of the state's largest teachers union, the California Teachers Association, about what the recent surge in COVID-19 cases may mean for reopening Bay Area schools and about the frustration expressed by many over the power of teachers unions to keep classrooms shuttered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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