Chicago City Council Committee on Education and Child Development
September 14, 2021
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HEARING ON CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS RETURN TO SCHOOL COVID PROTECTIONS, CONTACT TRACING AND
REMOTE LEARNING PLANS
WHEREAS, On August 23, 202,1 Chicago Public Schools began their school year fully in person for all students; and
WHEREAS, Chicago Public Schools made changes to their return to school plan, removing some of the covid-19 mitigation measures; and
WHEREAS, The Delta Variant has been shown to be highly contagious among vaccinated and unvaccinated persons; and
WHEREAS, Parents and students around the city are raising concerns about slow contact tracing and covid exposure notification, involuntary disenrollment of students, and the lack of remote learning options;
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members ofthe City Council ofthe City of Chicago, gathered here this fourteenth day of September, 2021, do hereby call upon the Committee on Education and Child Development to hold a hearing to discuss Chicago Public School's covid safety plans, protocols, and remote learning options for students; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we request the Interim CEO, Dr. Jose Torres and current President of the Board, Miguel del Valle be present to testify for the hearing.
Maria E. Hadden Alderperson, 49th Ward
Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez Alderperson, 33rd Ward
Jeanette Taylor Alderperson, 20th Ward
CITY OF CHICAGO
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ANNA M. VALENCIA
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