ChicagoParentsCollective
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@ParentsChicago
We’re CPS parents advocating for students' interests for an option of in-person learning. Come collaborate and to promote what’s best for our CPS families.
➡️ We can acknowledge, engage & embrace the advancements of science surrounding #Covid, the need for an on and off ramp re: mitigations, the inequities surrounding vaccinations, and the path forward *without* this becoming a simplistic debate on masking. ⬇️
I wrote about what the pandemic has been like for parents of kids with speech-language disorders, and why the debate about Covid restrictions on the youngest children is especially fraught. theatlantic.com/family/archive…
"Why are we creating new measures when our health officials have said it's safe?" We're talking to Nancy Griffin, organizer at Chicago Parents Collective, about CPS schools removing the mask mandate. NOW: 💻 wbez.org/live +📻 91.5 FM chicagobusiness.com/education/illi…
A coalition of community groups, public health advocates and parents of CPS students accused Mayor Lightfoot and Gov. Pritzker of caving to political pressure to lift the mandates — and putting Black and Brown lives in danger in the process. bit.ly/3K6JIjw
📢 ACTION - The anti-mask groups have had their say, now it's time for parents and community members who SUPPORT masks and vaccines in CPS schools to speak out. Take action for public health and safety and join us Monday, Feb. 28th, 9:30am, at Chicago City Hall. #MaskUp 🍎😷✊
More than a million New York City school children will return to class tomorrow. If our numbers continue to show a low level of risk, we will remove the indoor mask mandate for public school students, effective Monday, March 7. We will make a final decision on Friday, March 4.
Reminder: Mask mandate still in effect for CPS. Read the note we sent to families today:
Per the Governor's announcement, masks are optional for all schools and school districts starting Monday, Feb. 28. We are deeply grateful for the partnership of all our school leaders throughout this pandemic to keep our students and educators safe.
My statement on the Illinois Supreme Court's decision.
