A San Francisco teachers union and school district are under fire Wednesday for greenlighting a proposal that would bring students back for in-person learning one to three days before the end of the academic year so that the district can qualify for $12 million in state reopening funds.
The plan, which would allow seniors back in buildings “for at least one day before the end of the school year,” has been described as a blatant money grab that does little, if anything, to help students academically this school year.
Over the weekend, the teachers union touted the scheme as “exciting news” but failed to provide important details, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
District officials were still hammering out specifics on Tuesday but said “most” seniors who wanted to come back to in-person learning could do so for at least three days over the next three weeks.
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“I’m absolutely shocked,” Assemblyman Phil Ting said. “The point was to reopen and to stay open.”
The 11th-hour plan for seniors is yet another setback for San Francisco students, health officials, political leaders, and mental health experts who have pushed to reopen schools for months, only to be hit by multiple delays, mostly coming from the teachers unions.
The unions have argued that renovations need to be made to schools and that they need to have other safety concerns. But even after teachers were prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, the unions still employed delay tactics.
Nearby school districts in Berkeley and Oakland have brought back large groups of high school students.
San Francisco’s new plan further angered parents after it was revealed that the class of 2021 won’t actually receive in-person instruction at one of the two designated sites. Instead, they will get “in-person supervision,” which is akin to a glorified babysitter.
Seniors who come back would have two teachers or staff members supervising them on campus. Activities available to students would include “end of high school conversations,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
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Nearly 600 12th graders in San Francisco have said they wanted to return to classrooms.
The school year ends on June 2.
Calls to the union and the school district for comment were not immediately returned.
