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Thursday, August 6, 2020

Gov, Mayor, Chanc., Pres. – keep us all alive: shut us down now | JD2718

Gov, Mayor, Chanc., Pres. – keep us all alive: shut us down now | JD2718

Gov, Mayor, Chanc., Pres. – keep us all alive: shut us down now
Today’s letter to Cuomo
(this is not by me, as you can tell from the opening line. The author is a teacher who raises important questions. She wrote similar letters to de Blasio, Carranza, and Mulgrew)(The biggest question? Why not remote? Why not start work on it today? – jd)
Dear Governor Cuomo,
I have admired and respected your leadership during this pandemic, despite serious disagreements with many of your education policies, and I was counting on your reliance on science and good sense to prevail over plans for reopening school buildings. I was very disappointed by your message yesterday, which sounded much like an abdication of your responsibility, leaving to parents and schools the task of keeping COVID numbers down and people alive.
I have sent you numerous letters citing flaws and unresolved questions in NYC’s opening plans and begging you to allow teachers to do the best by our students and staff by spending August preparing to teach fully remotely. No plan put forward has begun to reassure teachers or parents that students and CONTINUE READING: Gov, Mayor, Chanc., Pres. – keep us all alive: shut us down now | JD2718