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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

They Did Not Keep Us Safe in March; Do Not Trust Them Today! | JD2718

They Did Not Keep Us Safe in March; Do Not Trust Them Today! | JD2718

They Did Not Keep Us Safe in March; Do Not Trust Them Today!




Andy Cuomo took way too long in March to start shutting things down. Remember him overruling de Blasio’s “shelter in place”?
But the Mayor wasn’t better. In March Bill de Blasio kept the schools open when they needed to be closed.
Chancellor Carranza heard reports of COVID-19 in buildings, and he and his cronies hushed them up, and didn’t close the buildings.
Someone, maybe everyone on the 14th floor of 52 Broadway knew we had confirmed cases in schools, and went to court to force the closures…ok…  But in the meantime allowed UFT members to walk back into those buildings.

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Who is keeping you safe tomorrow?
The DoE just released ventilation reports. For each room they ask
Are there windows? Can they be opened? Supply fan? Exhaust fan? Unit ventilator?
Nothing about dampers, about air exchange, about filters. Nothing about how many windows open (well, at least one), nor how wide it opens. They don’t even differentiate between offices and classrooms. CONTINUE READING: They Did Not Keep Us Safe in March; Do Not Trust Them Today! | JD2718