Colleagues, Here’s a brief update on some current issues: - Remote Teaching From the Classroom? It appears that the current position of the District is that teachers report to schools and teach from their classrooms even if all their students are remote. Not if we can help it. At best, this should be a choice that a teacher makes, not a mandate. Unnecessarily jeopardizing the health, safety and lives of teachers is indefensible. We are now working to dissuade the District from that reckless notion and we should know by next Tuesday whether common sense will prevail. We will then communicate to you, as soon as possible, the results of our efforts. - Protecting Your Safety. Anticipating a potential transition to some form of hybrid model, we are making arrangements to ensure that you and your students will have the needed protocols and conditions for a safe environment. That is why we have invested in securing expert and independent services of environmental hygienists to examine the...