Articles filed under Teachers
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District 203 teachers announce plan to strikeAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - With less than two weeks before the start of the school year, Naperville Unit District 203's teachers union has filed an intent to strike notice with the Illinois Educat...
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Why Thomas Jefferson's name was removed from suburban school buildingAug 07, 2021 1:00 am - Waukegan school takes civil rights icon's name. Will others change, too?
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How will Pritzker's mask mandate be enforced? State, educators say they've got it coveredAug 06, 2021 5:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's face mask mandate in all schools to curb the spread of COVID-19 was definitive, but with not all parents or every educator on board, it raises quest...
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Mask-optional schools in suburbs reverse course, say they'll obey governor's mandateAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban school districts that had made face coverings optional for their students and employees backtracked Wednesday, saying they won't defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state...
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Naperville District 203 to require masks regardless of vaccination statusAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - The safe return to full-time in-person learning is central to a back-to-school plan adopted by Naperville Unit District 203. That means, at least for now, face coverings...
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'Necessary course adjustment' will require masks for all in Libertyville District 70 schoolsAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - Libertyville Elementary District 70 again has reversed course and will require all students, teachers, staff members and visitors to wear masks when indoors at all schoo...
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After new CDC guidance, here's where suburban school districts stand on masksJul 31, 2021 1:00 am - Despite the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending schools start the year with everyone wearing masks indoors, many suburban school districts have ...
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Does making masks only optional in schools court lawsuits? Some worry more than othersJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - School districts that make mask-wearing voluntary for students too young to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines are "legally reckless" and could be vulnerable to lawsuits,...
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Masks now won't be required for unvaccinated students, staff in District 70Jul 26, 2021 1:00 am - Masks will be strongly encouraged but not required for unvaccinated students and staff when school starts next month in Libertyville Elementary District 70. The stance i...
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District 21 to require masks for unvaccinated, vaccines for employeesJul 23, 2021 5:30 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 will require all employees with the exception of those with "verifiable medical exemptions" or "sincerely held religious objecti...