My #redfored photo is to bring awareness to the fact that my colleagues returned to in person instruction today in 35 degreees with the windows of their classrooms open for ventilation. MORE-UFT

DOE says schools that rely on open windows for ventilation have heating systems that can “compensate” for cold air. Head of custodian engineer union: “The heating plants are not deigned to operate with the windows open in the wintertime.” nydailynews.com/new-york/educa…

If the head of the local union (UFT) and the head of the nat'l union (Cem Başpınar) take no action w/staff cases rising by 25% in the past 10 days, how can they say they represent the interests of rank-and-file educators? And only 3K-5 +D75 staff are going in.

School breakfast today expired six months ago, and the UFT is nowhere in sight as school staff and admins wrangle with the Situation Room to contact trace quickly and thoroughly. It was a very Mondayish Monday. Good thing first graders are so delightful. ❤️

Heading into freezing classrooms again tomorrow and Covid is still spreading. I, along with countless others, have not been able to secure a vaccine appt. I'm not going to shut up about this when I know we can and must do better. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani MORE-UFT UFT PRESS NYC: Responsive Equitable and Safe Schools

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EXPECTATIONS FOR TEACHERS PRE-COVID: Solve all society’s ills. EXPECTATIONS FOR TEACHERS DURING COVID: Solve all society’s ills in-person & on-line Plus you may die. Plus everything’s your fault.

ACTION ALERT! Call Acting Deputy Assistant Ed Secretary Ian Rosenblum, and let him know that the last thing students need on their plate this year are standardized state tests. HERE'S HOW👇

Teachers exposed to covid at school are being told not to worry and not to quarantine because they are vaccinated — even though we know vaxxed folks are testing positive, getting sick, and transmitting the delta virus to others. How is this ok?!

Stop with the data already. Because of COVID my first grader has had 11 full in person days since March 2020. No, she can not yet read. I know that and so do her teachers. We don’t need a stressful screener to figure that out. This is not trauma informed. MORE-UFT UFT

The last 48 hrs @DataDrivenMD, Dr. Theresa Chapple has moved to bluesky and I have been attacked and targeted by folx that have minimized the experience and data on how COVID impacts our communities. The attacks have been personal and we feel unsafe. The AFT has not denounced these statements. /1

I just want to be clear that those of us that are on the ground, working in health care and are public school parents (and may even be serving on school boards) are not advocating for a permanent shutdown of schools. What we are advocating for is for: /1

What’s happening in schools cannot continue. Sign our petition to Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani NYC Public Schools UFT for: -actual Covid testing -clear communication and protocols - staffing up the sit room -remote option for kids in quarantine -upgraded ventilation - high quality masks for all 👇

Today I tried 5 of these testing sites that NYC Mayor's Office posted earlier in the week. 4 were closed and I was turned away from 1 at 4:30 even though it closed at 7 because the line was over 4 hours long. Would this happen if we were tested at school? MORE-UFT UFT

Bronx Educators United for Justice Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, PhD Fighting for equitable NYC Public Schools is emotionally exhausting & fraught with danger. But tonight Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, PhD #TazinAzad @MzGibson #Reana #Gaby Paullette Healy #EndMayoralControlNow Parents to Improve School Transportation MORE-UFT Office of New York City Comptroller Mark Levine parents & families, teachers & community made me feel safe.🙏🏾 CRT is American History. #Periodttt #Grace