Lightfoot: Coverage of Teachers’ Union ‘Saber-Rattling’ Ignores ‘Devastating’ Impact of Closures

BRENNAN So Mayor Lightfoot ░░░░░░░░ is Morgan Just to ░░░░░░░░ up on that does ░░░░░░░░ mean that the possibility ░░░░░░░░ lockdowns or curbs on ░░░░░░░░ or school closures which ░░░░░░░░ very much in focus ░░░░░░░░ cities like Chicago are ░░░░░░░░ the table LIGHTFOOT Look ░░░░░░░░ goal is to make ░░░░░░░░ that we never shut ░░░░░░░░ again It was devastating ░░░░░░░░ our economy on small ░░░░░░░░ people on employees If ░░░░░░░░ have to do that ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ take that off the ░░░░░░░░ but my goal is ░░░░░░░░ we never get to ░░░░░░░░ place And regarding schools ░░░░░░░░ me say this One ░░░░░░░░ the things that doesn ░░░░░░░░ get reported on in ░░░░░░░░ of saber rattling by ░░░░░░░░ union leadership is the ░░░░░░░░ effect that remote learning ░░░░░░░░ on our children and ░░░░░░░░ their families We know ░░░░░░░░ learning loss was profound ░░░░░░░░ know that there were ░░░░░░░░ gaps in achievement We ░░░░░░░░ that the mental health ░░░░░░░░ trauma issues of our ░░░░░░░░ was real And we ░░░░░░░░ that it was devastating ░░░░░░░░ family particularly those families ░░░░░░░░ the parents couldn t ░░░░░░░░ not to work So ░░░░░░░░ is there s a ░░░░░░░░ of different component parts ░░░░░░░░ go into it but ░░░░░░░░ we know our schools ░░░░░░░░ safe our schools are ░░░░░░░░ the source of significant ░░░░░░░░ The issue is community ░░░░░░░░ But we need to ░░░░░░░░ our kids in schools ░░░░░░░░ is what we re ░░░░░░░░ to do in Chicago.”