A supporter of the Chicago Teachers Union holds a sign that reads “keep teachers safe” on January 10, 2022. | Scott Olson/Getty Images
CHICAGO — Leaders of Chicago’s teachers union have accepted the terms of a tentative agreement sent from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration Monday night that would reopen the nation’s third-largest public school system later this week, sources close to the union and mayor’s office told TheTeCHyWorLD.
Though the deal needs to be approved by the broader union membership, the news marks an enormous step to resume school after four days of canceled classes in Chicago and a heated national debate about the safety of bringing students back to campuses during an Omicron-driven wave of Covid-19 cases.
The potential agreement would have the labor group’s members return to schools beginning Tuesday, according to an outline of the proposal, though in-person classes would not begin until Wednesday.
