CPS Teachers Keep Their Jobs After Dispute
Clip: 8/1/2022 | 7m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Two CPS teachers keep their jobs after a dispute over safety protocols and free speech.
Two teachers at George Washington High School get to keep their jobs after the Board of Education voted unanimously not to fire them. Their offense? The district says it’s for violating safety protocols. The teachers say they’re getting punished for encouraging students to participate in an exercise of free speech.
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CPS Teachers Keep Their Jobs After Dispute
Clip: 8/1/2022 | 7m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Two teachers at George Washington High School get to keep their jobs after the Board of Education voted unanimously not to fire them. Their offense? The district says it’s for violating safety protocols. The teachers say they’re getting punished for encouraging students to participate in an exercise of free speech.
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