Cali School Districts Mull Over Using COVID Cash For Teacher Bonuses And ‘Trips To Hawaii’ As Many Schools Remain Closed
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It’s now pretty clear that this is not about what’s best for students. It’s about money for teachers.
That’s not to say that there aren’t great teachers out there that are concerned for their students and want to get back into the classroom, there are clearly many of those all over the country.
The issue is that powerful teachers’ unions have hijacked the global pandemic to benefit their members. Many teachers have been terrified of the risks of going back to class because of the pervasive pandemic porn that is pushed by the corporate media. Americans significantly overestimate the risk of death due to COVID-19 posed to those under the age of 55.
The pandemic has been a convenient opportunity for teachers’ unions and school boards to push their own agenda while they hold the education of children hostage. Millions of kids aren’t being educated, virtual learning in some districts is a joke, and their mental health is suffering.
This outrageous power-grab has been pretty evident in California.
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Despite schools remaining open in many places around the world and “The Science” showing that schools are not significant vectors for community spread of SARS-CoV-2, there are still many schools still closed one year after “15 Days to Slow the Spread.”
As thousands of schools in the state remain closed, state and federal money given to school districts for things like masks and other personal protective equipment(PPE) and updating ventilation systems in order to resume in-person learning is instead being given to teachers as bonuses.
Fox News reports:
Multiple California school districts have discussed using state and federal COVID relief money to hand out bonuses for teachers and staff, with one district even suggesting the money be used for a trip to Hawaii.
The internal memos have been shared online by “Reopen California Schools,” a Facebook group started early on in the pandemic by Jonathan Zachreson.
Clovis Unified School District, located in Fresno County, reportedly discussed using federal and state relief funds to give employees a “one-time payment to employees … given the extraordinary effort required of every employee over the course of the pandemic.”
Zachreson told Fox News that a person involved in the negotiations told him that the district has discussed employee bonuses as high as $6,000 per employee – rather than on students.
Source: Fox News
Tweets exposing the shocking ways that school districts are considering allocating funding were posted by the Reopen California Schools account:
WOW! @clovisusd, a CA school district is proposing a $6,000 bonus per employee with state and federal aid money!
“Because of the influx of one-time dollars from the state and federal government… [we were asked to] work on a possible one-time, off-schedule payment to employees” pic.twitter.com/sSP62aWGzm
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
This community has had an influx of teens arriving at the ER with self injury. Grades have dropped substantially and many students disengaged. Poor hybrid schedules started just a few weeks ago and before aid bills passed.
This aid money seriously needs to be spent on the kids.
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
CA school district (@DublinUSD) is paying its teachers $2,500 bonuses with state and federal aide money, even suggesting staff could use the money for a trip to Hawaii (see c. and d.)
This comes despite the sad hybrid plan approved before any aid bills were passed.
1/2 pic.twitter.com/ilSOPj4wWQ
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
Clarification/Update: The $2,500 for childcare and a trip to Hawaii was requested by the Dublin teachers union. It has not been approved by the district.
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
Another CA school district (@SanJuanUnified) paying 1% bonuses with state and fed aid money.
This means food service and special ed aides who have been in-person since Sept get ~$300, teachers who haven’t stepped foot on campus get ~$1,000, and the superintendent ~$3,000. pic.twitter.com/SbQYI09EAu
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
Update: @SanJuanUnified is not only offering a 1% bonus to all staff, it’s giving teachers an extra $500 stipend with Covid relief money.
See the frustration from this instructional aide who only got $131 from the bonus and no stipend. pic.twitter.com/JfdMVG3Z5u
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
Kids who chose to return will only be in the classroom ~10 hours per week with a handful of students. Their teacher could not even be onsite, and the teachers that are onsite will be remote teaching the remaining students. It’s a disaster.
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 13, 2021
Another CA school district (@GJUESD) giving its teachers bonuses with state and fed aid money, this time only $750.https://t.co/XTQw9E7yIN pic.twitter.com/oZBxtvwtM6
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
Another school district (@WUSDK12) using Covid relief funds to pay bonuses to teachers (Tentative deal).
$1,000 for “the considerable amount of extra time [they] have devoted this year.”
They also get two days off for vaccine side effects. pic.twitter.com/6RsYyGFR4f
— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) March 14, 2021
The COVID relief funding was intended for PPE and improving ventilation systems in school buildings, but that’s clearly not the priority for these school districts.
Teachers’ unions have been exposed. Their priority is their members, and some of their members don’t want to return to the classroom.
It’s pretty clear who this hurts the most — underprivileged children who are already struggling for a variety of reasons.
This needs to be fixed. Now.
