Denver Teachers Protest In-Person Learning Plan With Downtown Car Parade

From CBS Denver:

By Kati Weis

August 3, 2020

DENVER (CBS4) – Dozens of teachers protested school reopening plans at a car parade Monday afternoon. Many teachers who attended the protests had different opinions on when school should return, but collectively, they agreed there’s not enough scientific data to support a safe reopening plan right now.

“We must fight back and demand that the safety of our teachers, employees, students, and our community outweigh the political pressure to reopen schools,” said Denver Classroom Teachers Association President Tiffany Choi, who is also a French teacher in the Denver Public Schools System.

Choi said her union appreciates Denver Public Schools’ recent change to hold off on in-person learning until October, but wants to ensure that when the district does go back to in-person learning, there is enough scientific data to prove it’s safe to do so.

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