The Association of Professional Educators said state guidance on COVID-19 is too vague. | Flickr
A Texas teacher’s groups isn’t happy with the state Education Agency’s guidance on reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The nine-page document lists minimal requirements and recommendations for school districts to consider as they prepare to start the new school year,” the Association of Texas Professional Educators said in a press release from its website. "While the final guidance contains a few more requirements than a draft leaked in mid-June, the responsibility for ensuring student and educator safety has been placed squarely on school administrators.”
The state guidelines leave too many questions unanswered, Shannon Holmes, executive director of the teacher’s group, said in the press release.
“We urge school district leaders to step in and fill this leadership vacuum to keep Texas children and educators safe, particularly as pockets of our state face rising COVID-19 outbreaks,” she said in the press release. “ All Texas students, parents, and educators deserve to be safe and have a firm understanding of the steps being taken to provide a safe learning environment.”
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