UFT NEWS REPORTS ALL'S WELL IN D75 SCHOOLS THANKS TO UFT

 This may have been one of the best  District 75 school openings of all time according to this UFT news report because of UFT advocacy.

Some examples, first President Mulgrew:

"Your advocacy brought the many safety and staffing issues in District 75 to Mayor Bill de Blasio's attention," UFT President Michael Mulgrew wrote to the district's members on the day of the announcement of the phased-in reopening. "Now we have an unprecedented opportunity for your district to finally get the support and focus that it always should have received in our school system."

Now some chapter leaders:

"If the membership does not feel safe, education goes out the window," said Margaret Negrelli, the chapter leader at P370 in Coney Island.

Negrelli said she was happy to learn that the city was giving District 75 priority. "Now if something breaks, we're not Oliver Twist saying 'Sir, can I have some more?'" she said.

Sarina-Ann Raffa, the chapter leader at P811 in Little Neck, Queens, said the union moved quickly to address ventilation issues at her school's eight sites. "They were checking vents and filling out the right documents," she said. "They contacted the necessary people."

Lauren Chiara, the chapter leader at P721 in Pelham Bay in the Bronx, said HVAC issues were dealt with at the main site and problems with thermometers for temperature checks at her five sites were rectified with the right battery.

The clincher which the UFT put out on Twitter:

At P177 in Fresh Meadows, Queens, Chapter Leader Steven Mintzer said teamwork ultimately prevailed over differences in his chapter.

"There were a lot of heated conversations between remote and in-person teachers when we just got back," he said. "But when they started seeing the kids, all the tension drifted away. That's what we're here for. Everyone feels better with the kids back."

All's well thanks to the wonderful UFT and its support and having the children back is so great. Pandemic, what pandemic? We have our PPE. "Everyone feels better with the kids back."

No disrespect intended toward any of these UFT chapter leaders, just a few questions:

• Is this article showing an accurate picture of the school system's reopening for in-person learning?
• Are the stories of no nurses in schools, no PPE, severe shortages of staff, no deep cleanings, protocols not being followed after positive COVID-19 tests and very few kids showing up for in-person school just in a few schools?
• Are people not content to return to in-person school just paranoid folks afraid of COVID-19?