California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested this week that teachers who do not feel safe returning to the classroom can stay home.
State lawmakers are proposing a $6.6 billion aid package to help schools reopen for in-person learning, including $2 billion to public schools for personal protective equipment, ventilation upgrades and COVID testing.
A portion of the aid package also includes contingencies to allow teachers and school staff to remain home, Fox News reported.
Newsom told a reporter that some of the funding will be used to cover teachers who refuse to go back to the classroom.
"That flexibility is not just ventilation, it's not just PPE, it's not just sanitation," said Newsom.
Teachers' unions, a powerful voice within the Democratic Party, have resisted plans to resume in-person learning, citing ostensible safety concerns.
Like Newsom himself, union officials spearheading the opposition to school reopenings have been caught sending their own children to private school and vacationing in the Caribbean.
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Thursday, March 4, 2021
Newsom: Students Need to Go Back to Class...But Teachers Can Stay Home
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