D.C. Public Schools cancels plan to bring some students into classrooms Nov. 9

The Washington Post: Ferebee blamed the Washington Teachers’ Union’s insistence that all teachers be given the option of working from home. The union said Ferebee and the mayor failed to adequately bring parents and teachers into reopening discussions.

The union and the school system have clashed about how and when to bring students back to school buildings since the regionwide closures in the spring to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Ferebee had previously said he would move forward with reopening even if he did not strike an agreement with the union. But on Monday he acknowledged he would not have enough staff.

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