CPS going mask optional Monday despite continued pushback from teachers union

The video featured is from a earlier report.

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez introduced the transfer final week, saying the present COVID knowledge and recommendation from public well being consultants point out it’s protected to take action.

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Nonetheless, Martinez can be encouraging college students at faculties with low vaccination charges to proceed sporting masks.

Vaccination charges stay low in a number of South and West facet faculties. Over a 3rd (37%) of colleges have fewer than 25% of their college students absolutely vaccinated, and solely 10% of colleges have 70% of their college students absolutely vaccinated, in response to a earlier report.

Total, 49% of age eligible CPS college students are absolutely vaccinated. However that quantity is pushed up by faculties, many on the North Facet, with excessive charges. Northside School Prep being the best at 89%, and the bottom is Penn Elementary on the West Facet at 5%.

The present take a look at positivity charge within the metropolis is 0.7%.

Nonetheless, the Chicago Academics Union is pushing again. It has filed a labor grievance, saying the choice violates their security settlement set again in January.