Los Angeles Unified school district teachers are prepared to “refuse an unsafe work assignment” if LAUSD tries to force them to return to the classroom next month. UTLA, the teacher's union, has "maintained that three conditions must be met before its teachers can safely return to school: teachers must have the opportunity to be fully vaccinated, LA County must move into the red tier, and certain safety protocols need to be in place."
However, some teachers don't believe they'll be ready to go back in April. The union voted to reject a plan by Gov. Gavin Newsom to return to in-person learning. The ballot reads,
“A yes vote means you agree with the UTLA leadership…To resist a forced return to school sites until the 3 conditions…Have been met” and “A no vote means you are willing to physically return to your school under unsafe conditions…The vote result means that members are prepared to refuse to [accept] an unsafe work assignment but will instead remain committed to distance-learning until the three safety criteria are met.”
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