BOSTON, Jan 15 — Hundreds of students in Boston and Chicago walked out of classes yesterday to pressure officials to switch to remote learning, as a surge in Covid-19 cases fuelled by the Omicron variant disrupts schools around the United States.
The Boston Student Advisory Council, which called for the walkout, posted a series of demands on Twitter, including two weeks of remote learning and improved Covid-19 testing for teachers and students. “I live with two grandparents who are immune-compromised,” he said. “So I don’t want to go to school, risk getting sick and come home to them.”
Students had just returned to Chicago schools on Wednesday after a week of canceled classes due to a standoff between teachers and the school district over Covid protocols. The teachers union agreed to return to in-person instruction after striking a deal to strengthen safeguards.
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