Duval teachers union files grievance with district over virtual learning transition

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Duval national wants guidance connected power to virtual learning

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Duval County teachers national has filed a grievance with the schoolhouse district. It’s concerning however to decently power a schoolhouse to virtual learning.

This comes aft 2 Jacksonville schools, Fletcher Middle School and Baldwin Middle-Senior High School, moved to online learning owed to COVID-19.

On Wednesday afternoon, Fletcher Middle notified parents that students would beryllium online learning Thursday morning.

President of the Duval County Teachers United Terrie Brady joined “The Morning Show” connected Thursday and said determination has to beryllium a amended program to modulation from in-class to virtual learning.

“You’ve got to person a just equilibrium and a just equilibrium to marque definite each employees know, and it’s conscionable not teachers. What are we doing with our para-professionals and our bureau unit and others who fundamentally don’t person laptops and however are they expected to work students? We request these guides and manuals to beryllium updated and implemented truthful our employees know,” Brady said.

Brady said she appreciates each that the territory has done to support students and teachers but that they request to beryllium prepared alternatively of conscionable reactionary.

As of Wednesday evening, determination were a full of 1,064 cases reported successful Duval County schools successful the archetypal 2 weeks of classes, including 131 successful staff. There were 107 caller pupil cases added Wednesday for a full of 933.