Around the region and across the country, educators are pushing back, voicing fears about their leaders’ ability to keep them safe if any in-person instruction happens, and in some cases, making contingency plans. “You could bring home death, and that’s just unacceptable to me,” one teacher said.Sharahn Santana dreams of a September return to her classroom at Parkway Northwest High School. But after absorbing the Philadelphia School District’s — which would bring students back for in-person instruction two days a week — the English teacher is terrified at the thought of classrooms without...…Around the region and across the country, educators are pushing back, voicing fears about their leaders’ ability to keep them safe if any in-person instruction happens, and in some cases, making contingency plans. “You could bring home death, and that’s just unacceptable to me,” one teacher said.Sharahn Santana dreams of a September return to her classroom at Parkway Northwest High School. But after absorbing the Philadelphia School District’s — which would bring students back for in-person instruction two days a week — the English teacher is terrified at the thought of classrooms without...WW…

PFT President Jerry Jordan said the district had engaged in “a reprehensible ploy to try to get us to swiftly agree to a half-baked safety plan.”Philadelphia teachers have a tentative one-year contract.Jerry Jordan, president of the 13,000-member Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, told members in a Wednesday night meeting that the union had come to terms with the Philadelphia School District.» READ MORE: Members will receive a 2% across-the-board wage increase retroactive to Aug. 16, and pay increases for years of experience and education, effective Jan. 4.“This was a significant win for...…PFT President Jerry Jordan said the district had engaged in “a reprehensible ploy to try to get us to swiftly agree to a half-baked safety plan.”Philadelphia teachers have a tentative one-year contract.Jerry Jordan, president of the 13,000-member Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, told members in a Wednesday night meeting that the union had come to terms with the Philadelphia School District.» READ MORE: Members will receive a 2% across-the-board wage increase retroactive to Aug. 16, and pay increases for years of experience and education, effective Jan. 4.“This was a significant win for...WW…