Tucson Education Association plans protest of proposed date for in-person instruction

Oct. 19th proposed start date among several concerns voiced by TEA

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS COULDRETURN TO CAMPUSES LATER THISMONTH.

TODAY -- THE TEACHERSUNION ANNOUNCED THEY WILLORGANIZE A DEMONSTRATIONTOMORROW -- TO PROTEST WHATTHEY SAY IS -- TOO QUICK ARETURN TO IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S ROGELIO MARES SPOKEWITH THE PRESIDENT OF THETUCSON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION-- ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS.IF YOU MEET THEIR NEEDS THEY'LLTEACH.

SOT THERE ARE THINGSTHAT NEED WORK BUT WE ARECERTAINLY WILLING TO CONTINUETO WORK ON A SOLUTION.

05SECTHAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM THETUCSON EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONTO TUCSON U-S-D.

PRESIDENTMARGARET CHANEY SAYS IT'S AMATTER OF PRIORITIZING THEHEALTH OF TEACHERS WHO WOULDBE RETURNING TO SCHOOLS.

SOTEVERYTHING IS REALLY DEPENDENTUPON THE PIMA COUNTY HEALTHDASHBOARD.

05SEC THE DISTRICTSAYS SOME BENCHMARKS ARECURRENTLY MET TO BE ABLE TO GOBACK BUT OTHERS REMAIN A RISK.SOT THE MAIN THAT WE AREREALLY LOOKING AT AND THE MAINTHING THAT A LOT OF OURMEMBERS ARE MOST CONCERNEDWITH ARE THE ADAACCOMMODATIONS SOME HAVE HADTO GET IN ORDER TO WORK THISYEAR.

13SEC CHANEY SAYS THERISK OF RETURNING TO CAMPUSES,BASED ON THE HYBRID MODELADOPTED BY T-U-S-D AT THEIRLAST BOARD MEETING, IS STILLTOO HIGH FOR SOME EDUCATORS.SOT SOME PEOPLE HAVEPRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS ASLISTED UNDER THE COVIDGUIDELINES AND SO THEY'RE VERYCONCERNED WITH THE AMOUNT OFCONTACT WITH STUDENTS OR OTHERCO- WORKERS.

10SEC WHILETEACEHERS ARE ORGANIZING FOR APROTEST ON MONDAY -- TO OPPOSEA PROPOSED RETURN DATE OFOCTOBER 19TH, CHANEY SAYS THEYWERE ABLE TO REACH ANAGREEMENT ON THE HYBRID MODELBEFORE... SOT THERE WERE OVER60 OF US, BOTH ADMIN ANDTEACHERS AND IT'S NOT PERFECTBY ANY STRETCH OF THEIMAGINATION BUT IT IS A GOODSTART.

11SEC AND THAT, SHESAYS, IS A PROMISING SIGNEDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATIONCAN REACH ANOTHER AGREEMENTAGAIN.

ROGELIO MARES, KGUN9 ONYOUR SIDE.T-U-S-D COULD BEGIN IN-PERSONLEARNING IN A FEW WEEKS -- IF