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Dear Kirstine,
I met with Mayor de Blasio this morning and urged him to close New York
City public schools.
We understand the immense disruption a school closure will create for our
families. But right now more than a million students and staff crisscross
the city every day on their way to schools, putting themselves and others
at risk of exposure and increasing the likelihood of bringing exposure into
their homes and communities.
The mayor believes the schools should stay open, though he agreed to work
with us to put in place a number of additional safeguards and
accommodations.
Let’s harness the power of this union’s membership to make the case to the
mayor why schools must close.
- Call City Hall at 311
- Tweet at the mayor at @NYCMayor
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- Comment on the mayor’s latest coronavirus post on Facebook at @NYCMayor
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- <http://trk.cp20.com/click/bkng-1u7f8l-m9zvik-4txx7060/>Share our
Facebook post about closing schools.
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Many local area schools, religious and public, have already closed, as have
schools in Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest school system, as well
as the District of Columbia and the entire states of Michigan, Maryland,
Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Oregon. The schools of entire countries
have been closed to help contain the spread of the virus.
We must find ways to keep our children safe and to see that they are
fed. We must do all we can to help ensure that our students can continue to
learn. But we have reached the point where continuing to keep our
classrooms open poses a greater lasting threat than the disruption that
will result from school closings.
UFT headquarters, borough offices and the UFT Welfare Fund remain open to
serve our members. Call the following numbers if you have questions or need
assistance.
- DOE members, 212-331-6311 <%20212-331-6311>
- DOE functional chapter members, 212-331-6312 <%20212-331-6312>
- UFT Welfare Fund, 212-539-0500 <%20212-539-0500> — questions about
health benefits
Check our coronavirus information hub
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for the latest updates.
We are here for each other.
Thank you for doing everything you can to keep the pressure on the mayor.
Sincerely,
Michael Mulgrew
UFT President
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