BTU taking city to court over in-person learning

The Boston Teachers Union is filing for an injunction to stop teachers from going into school buildings after the city’s COVID-19 positive rate climbed over 4%.

ANNOUNCER: WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 ATNOON STARTS RIGHT NOW.ANTIONETTE: WE BEGIN THIS NOONWITH BREAKING NEWS.THE BOSTON TEACHERS UNION ISTAKING THE CITY TO COURT OVERIN-PERSON LEARNING.ERIKA: THE UNION SAYS THE CITYIS VIOLATING THEIR AGREEMENT BYHAVING TEACHERS IN SCHOOLBUILDING FOR HIGH PRIORITYSTUDENTS.THAT AGREEMENT STATES, "IF THECITYWIDE COVID-19 POSITIVITYRATE RISES ABOVE 4% CITYWIDE,BPS WILL TRANSITION TO FULLREMOTE LEARNING FOR ALLSTUDENTS."BOSTON IS IN THE STATE’SCORONAVIRUS RED ZONE WITH APOSITIVITY RATE OF 4.1%.THE UNION SAYS THE DISTRICT HASNOT PROVEN THAT THE SCHOOLBUILDINGS ARE VENTILATEDAPPROPRIATELY, ADDING TOO MANYSTAFFERS THAT DON’T NEED TO BEIN THE BUILDINGS ARE SCHEDULEDTO BE ON SITE.THE UNION SAYS THESUPERINTENDENT HAS THREATENEDDISCIPLINARY ACTION TOWARDSMEMBERS WHO FOLLOW THEAGREEMENT.THE TEACHERS UNION PLANS TO FILETHE INJUNCTION SOMETIME TODAY.CONTINUE TO FOLLOW NEWSCENTER 5ON AIR AND ON OUR MOBILE APP