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1. You need to follow the science and trust the experts.
Posted on: July 24, 2020 at 12:51:07 CT
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They say that kids need to be in school
2. If I had a family member who was a janitor, lunchroom cook, or other ancillary employee, I would like to believe that they would like to have a job and work to make money.
3. Here are the demands from the LA teacher's union on conditions to come back to school. How will implementing them protect teacher's and students?
LOCAL SUPPORT
Although the machinations of Washington, D.C. and Sacramento have received the spotlight during this
crisis, many of the living and working conditions in people’s everyday lives are decided at the local level.
Local policies often set the precedent for more progressive moves at the state and national level.
1. Defund Police: Police violence is a leading cause of death and trauma for Black people, and is a
serious public health and moral issue.65 We must shift the astronomical amount of money devoted to
policing, to education and other essential needs such as housing and public health.
2. Housing Security: There is no “safer at home” for those who do not have a home. Students need
stability, and cities have the power to pass ordinances to prevent evictions and provide rental relief
funds. Instead of just one-time relief, as was passed by the LA City Council in June 2020, housing can
be a human right assisted by the state.
66 Additionally, as Project Roomkey has demonstrated, sheltering
the homeless community is a matter of political will, not scarce resources.
67 Over 15,000 homeless
students in LAUSD need permanent shelter.
68
3. Paid Sick Leave: Parents should not have to decide between staying home with a sick child or going
to work in order to be paid. All cities in LAUSD’s boundaries should follow LA City Council’s lead
and require ten additional sick days, and expand those sick days to require it of all businesses.69
4. Charter Moratorium: Privately operated, publicly funded charter schools drain resources from district
schools — and many have “double-dipped” during this crisis by taking federal small business bailout
loans even though state funding did not decline this school year. 70 In addition, colocation adds
students to campuses when we need to reduce the number of students to allow for physical distancing.
5. Financial Support for Undocumented Students and Families: California’s more than 2 million
undocumented residents are by and large ineligible for state and federal benefits. Even if their children
are US citizens, in the era of ICE raids and mass deportations, many undocumented parents are too
fearful to apply for benefits for their children. California undocumented immigrants disproportionately
pay taxes without benefits, paying an estimated $4.5 billion in federal taxes and $2.5 billion in
California state taxes in 2018.71 Immigrant students and workers, so vital to our schools and our
economy, must be supported during this crisis.
4. gfy
Edited by dangertim at 12:51:19 on 07/24/20
2. If I had a family member who was a janitor, lunchroom cook, or other ancillary employee, I would like to believe that they would like to have a job and work to make money.
3. Here are the demands from the LA teacher's union on conditions to come back to school. How will implementing them protect teacher's and students?
LOCAL SUPPORT
Although the machinations of Washington, D.C. and Sacramento have received the spotlight during this
crisis, many of the living and working conditions in people’s everyday lives are decided at the local level.
Local policies often set the precedent for more progressive moves at the state and national level.
1. Defund Police: Police violence is a leading cause of death and trauma for Black people, and is a
serious public health and moral issue.65 We must shift the astronomical amount of money devoted to
policing, to education and other essential needs such as housing and public health.
2. Housing Security: There is no “safer at home” for those who do not have a home. Students need
stability, and cities have the power to pass ordinances to prevent evictions and provide rental relief
funds. Instead of just one-time relief, as was passed by the LA City Council in June 2020, housing can
be a human right assisted by the state.
66 Additionally, as Project Roomkey has demonstrated, sheltering
the homeless community is a matter of political will, not scarce resources.
67 Over 15,000 homeless
students in LAUSD need permanent shelter.
68
3. Paid Sick Leave: Parents should not have to decide between staying home with a sick child or going
to work in order to be paid. All cities in LAUSD’s boundaries should follow LA City Council’s lead
and require ten additional sick days, and expand those sick days to require it of all businesses.69
4. Charter Moratorium: Privately operated, publicly funded charter schools drain resources from district
schools — and many have “double-dipped” during this crisis by taking federal small business bailout
loans even though state funding did not decline this school year. 70 In addition, colocation adds
students to campuses when we need to reduce the number of students to allow for physical distancing.
5. Financial Support for Undocumented Students and Families: California’s more than 2 million
undocumented residents are by and large ineligible for state and federal benefits. Even if their children
are US citizens, in the era of ICE raids and mass deportations, many undocumented parents are too
fearful to apply for benefits for their children. California undocumented immigrants disproportionately
pay taxes without benefits, paying an estimated $4.5 billion in federal taxes and $2.5 billion in
California state taxes in 2018.71 Immigrant students and workers, so vital to our schools and our
economy, must be supported during this crisis.
4. gfy
Edited by dangertim at 12:51:19 on 07/24/20
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1. You need to follow the science and trust the experts. - dangertim MU - 7/24 12:51:07