Large-scale infections continue to occur in U.S. universities and many teachers’ unions strongly resist the school opening plan
On August 30, local time, according to the US "Capitol Hill" report, due to the continuous outbreak of large-scale infections in major colleges and universities in the United States, the child diagnosis rate is also increasing rapidly. Teacher unions in many parts of the United States strongly resist the current school plan, and A lawsuit has been filed in court on this, aiming to ask the state government to cancel the existing school schedule. These teachers’ unions said that these schedules are unsafe and politically motivated, putting faculty and staff at risk of contracting the new crown virus.
Officials in Florida, Texas, and Iowa are eager to resume face-to-face teaching and are already facing lawsuits involving reopening plans and authorizing public school virus transmission rates. Among them, the Florida lawsuit has reached a verdict. On August 24, a Florida judge ruled that the mandatory return to school order issued by the state government was prohibited. In the 16-page ruling, Judge Charles Dodson sternly pointed out that the state's education commissioner's order to withdraw funds to threaten school opening was "unconstitutional." This ruling was strongly supported by the American Federation of Teachers. The teachers said: “The judge has seen through the nature of the return to school order. This hypocritical order has placed loyalty to President Trump above the safety of students and teachers.” Maria Ferguson, executive director of the George Washington University Education Policy Center, said: "As requirements for safety and social distancing are gradually emerging across the United States, a legal storm is brewing."
With the arrival of the school season, disputes over how schools start may intensify.
(CCTV reporter Xu Tao)