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Education Hearing- Docket #0167 - Order for hearing on government transparency and accountability towards COVID safety in Boston Public Schools.
A
A
A
A
Here,
I'm
gonna,
bring
you
on
a
little
bit
earlier.
Is
that
okay,
you
know
how
I
do
switch
everything
up.
Okay,
thank
you
for
your
patience.
So
I
am
going
to
call
this
hearing
to
order
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
Julia
Mejia
and
I.
Am
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
education?
I
want
to
remind
you
that
this
is
a
public
hearing
and
it's
being
recorded
re-recorded
and
broadcast
live
on
Xfinity
8,
rcn82
files,
964
and
streamed
on
www.boston.gov
city,
slash,
Council,
Dash
TV,
and
will
also
be
rebroadcasted
at
a
later
date.
A
We
will
also
take
public
testimony
and
ask
that
you
sign
in
to
testify
or
to
register
your
attendance
if
you're
here
for
public
testimony
make
sure
that
you
sign
up
there
and
anyone
that
like
to
testify
virtually
on
this
matter.
Please
email,
juan.lopez
boston.gov,
with
your
full
name
for
the
zoom
link.
If
you
need
interpretation
for
today's
hearing,
we
have
Spanish
interpreters
here
in
the
chamber,
Gabriela
Herrera
and
Susanna
carella
on
channel
number
one,
please
see
Gabriela
or
Susanna
for
assistance
if
needed.
A
And
I
would
like
so
today's
docket
is
on
hearing
on
docket
zero
one
six
seven
and
we
have
it's
an
order
for
a
hearing
on
government
accountability,
transparency
towards
covet
safety
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
This
matter
was
sponsored
by
me
and
was
referred
to
the
committee
on
education
on
January
11th
I
would
like
to
read
the
two
letters
into
the
record
and
then
kick
it
over
to
my
colleague
for
opening
remarks.
A
This
letter
that
I'm
reading
into
the
record
is
from
my
colleague
counselor
at
large
Aaron
Murphy.
It
says
Dear
cheer,
Mejia
I'm
writing
to
inform
you
of
my
absence
during
today's
city
council
hearing
on
docket
zero
one
six,
seven,
a
representative
from
my
staff
will
be
listening
in
and
following
up
with
me,
I
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
footage
and
following
up
as
need,
be
I
sincerely
regret
that
I
could
not
attend
the
hearing
this
afternoon
as
I'm
a
prior
commitment.
That
I
must
keep.
Thank
you
councilor
at
large,
Aaron
Murphy.
A
The
second
letter
that
I
need
to
read
into
the
record
is
from
counselor
Arroyo
from
District
Five.
It
states
dear
chair
Mejia.
Please
excuse
my
absence
from
today's
committee
on
education
hearing
on
docket0167
order
for
a
hearing
on
government
accountability,
government
transparency,
accountability
towards
covet
safety
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
This
hearing
order
is
critically
important
to
ensure
the
safety
of
our
students,
Educators
and
their
families.
A
I
look
forward
to
engaging
further
on
this
issue
to
provide
a
safe
and
Equitable
learning
environment
for
all
my
staff
will
be
attending
the
hearing
and
I
will
thoroughly
review
the
video
hearing,
minutes
and
public
testimony
for
this
docket
and
follow
up
with
any
questions
or
concerns
sincerity,
counselor,
Froyo
and
then
one
more
letter
from
councilor
Lara.
It
states,
dear
Jeremy,
here
I,
regretfully
am
unavailable
to
attend
today's
Committee
hearing.
A
Thank
you
for
thank
you
to
the
sponsor
of
this
hearing
as
the
mother
of
a
BPS
student,
whose
disability
prevents
them
from
wearing
a
mask
at
school,
I
count
on
our
school
buildings
and
Community
to
keep
him
healthy.
It
is
personal
to
me
to
ensure
that
BPS
is
entirely
transparent
and
undergoes
a
thorough
Community
process
before
making
decisions
on
covid-19
safety
protocols.
A
Questions
I
hope
to
find
answers
to
during
this
hearing
includes
the
following,
and
that
means
those
who
are
tuning
in
VPS
admin
Administration
know
that
these
questions
we
would
like
to
get
some
responses
to
it.
States
in
July
of
2022
Desi
made
a
100
million
grants
available
for
ventilation
improvements
across
the
state
Boston
applied
and
received
one
15.1
million
award.
Can
you
share
with
us
what
projects
we
funded
with
this
grant?
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
to
your
important
work
and
Leadership
on
public
health
related
issues,
especially
you
know.
A
BPS
system,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
panelists
for
being
here.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
BPS
team
as
well,
for
testifying
again
for
the
support
they
provided
for
BPS
students
during
during
the
pandemic,
as
well
as
their
families
as
well.
It's
important
to
address
and
support
our
BPS
families.
B
During
these
difficult
times
when
I
was
following
covert
covid-19
actually
before
it
even
came
to
came
to
the
United
States,
and
we
held
the
first
public
meeting
in
the
country
with
Marty
Martinez
that
we
organized
it
was
actually
at
Josiah.
Quincy
school
with
public
health
professionals
with
BPS
professionals
as
well
and
I
I
bring
that
up,
because
there
was
a
lot
of
misinformation
that
residents
and
students
were
not
getting
at
the
at
the
very
beginning.
B
But
I
think
we
made
great
progress
over
time
and
it
was
about
working
together
listening
to
each
other
and
knowing
that
a
lot
of
families
don't
have
the
same
access
to
services,
to
support
to
supplies
that
other
families
might
have.
So
I
think
BPS
did
a
very
good
job
during
those
difficult
times
and
including
food
access,
which
is
a
big
challenge
as
well.
B
Food
access,
language
and
communication
accesses
were
also
critical,
so
I'm
here
to
listen
I'm
here
to
support
our
BPS
families
and
just
want
to
let
my
colleagues
on
the
council
know
that
we're
going
into
budget
season
now
and
it's
important
for
us
to
listen
to
the
panelists,
but
also
to
advocate
for
our
BPS
families
on
any
type
of
any
type
of
Public,
Health,
Challenge
or
service,
or
support
they
need
for
them
and
for
their
for
their
children,
so
good
to
be
with
you
councilman
here
and
to
our
panelists
into
the
BPS
team.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
president
Flynn,
and
before
I
dive
into
my
opening
remarks.
I
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
recognize
what
hearings
are
supposed
to
be
really
about
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
identify
what
the
issues
are
and
how
we,
as
a
community,
collectively,
can
work
towards
coming
to
some
viable
Solutions
and
our
job
as
city
councilors
is
to
listen
to
both
our
community
Advocates,
as
well
as
the
administration
and
then
figure
out
what
we
need
to
do
to
take
action
to
support
the
vision,
and
so
this
is
360
accountability
and
I.
A
Think
that
oftentimes
we
we
end
up
in
spaces
and
there's
always
this
tension
and
I'm,
hoping
that,
as
we
continue
to
navigate
this
world
of
politics,
that
we
recognize
that
we
can
do
better
if
we
work
together
and
we
don't
know
what
we
don't
know,
and
so
when
we
know
better,
the
expectation
is
that
we'll
do
better
and
that's
where
I
believe
these
trust
building
exercises
that
I've
been
doing
with
BPS
is
going
to
get
us
there.
So
I'm
really
excited
about
our
new
way
of
showing
up
for
each
other
and
I.
A
Really
thank
the
administration
for
doing
their
part
to
meet
us
halfway,
and
so,
if
we
can
model
really
good
behavior,
we
can
produce
the
type
of
results
that
our
families
have
been
asking
for.
So
so
thank
you
to
the
administration
for
for
showing
up
and
and
being
about
this
and
to
the
advocates
for
your
patients
as
we
try
to
work
through
our
own
stuff
to
get
to
where
we
need
to
be
okay.
So
thank
you
for
for
being
willing
to
to
join
us.
So
just
really
quick.
A
You
know
we're
now
entering
year,
three
in
terms
of
the
devastating
covet
pandemic
and
everyone
is
already
seems
in
many
ways
ready
to
move
on
and
be
done.
But,
as
we
know,
covet
is
not
done
with
us.
So
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
just
lay
down
the
groundwork
that
thousands
are
still
being
infected
with
covet
in
Massachusetts
every
week
and
this
last
month
an
average
of
138
deaths
per
week.
A
Covet
cases
continue
to
interrupt
learning
cause
teachers
and
parents
to
miss
work,
contribute
to
mental
health
challenges
and,
in
some
cases,
lead
to
severe
and
long-lasting
illnesses,
including
among
family
members.
We
can
expect
this
to
continue
and,
according
to
the
World
Health
Organization
more
variants
are
expected
and
they
could
be
more
severe.
The
virus
has
not
stabilized
into
a
predictable
pattern
of
evolution,
as
Humanity
wanes,
breakthrough
and
reinfection
will
continue
to
occur.
A
In
other
words,
we
cannot
let
our
guard
down.
We
need.
We
need
to
continue
to
push
for
stronger
measures
to
safeguard
our
children,
Educators
and
staff
from
a
pandemic
that
is
still
harming
our
health
and
learning
in
a
polling
from
Massachusetts
black
and
brown
and
low-income
families
also
report
a
desire
for
covet
mitigation
policies
and
surges,
but
these
communities
are
being
excluded
from
decision
making.
We
want
to
recognize
that
BPS
did
some
things
right.
A
Last
year,
last
school
year
they
kept
the
mass
mandate
in
place
for
15
weeks
longer
than
the
state
required.
This
prevented
thousands
more
coveted
cases
during
that
time,
compared
to
districts
that
dropped,
requiring
mass
and
I
want
to
uplift
right.
The
work
that
BPS
did
and
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
recognize
the
bright
spots.
Bps
also
listened
to
the
Boston,
the
Boston
Teachers
Union
and
purchase
portable
air
cleaners
with
HEPA
filters
for
all
classrooms
and
offices
to
lessen
the
effects
of
absent
ventilation
systems
in
most
BPS
schools.
A
A
One
is
stronger
covet
policies
can
protect
our
children
and
Educators
immediately
reinstating
pool
PCR
testing
in
schools
and
classroom
when
and
where
covet
rates
are
rising,
requiring
masking
after
holiday
breaks
and
during
surges
when
infections
increase
and
supplying
families
with
more
rapid
test
kits.
We
know
that
these
short-term
measures
work
to
protect
the
physical
health
and
reduce
impact
on
learning.
In
addition,
these
kinds
of
mitigation
measures
also
help
support
the
mental
health
for
students
and
Families.
A
A
If
anyone
knows
anything
about
the
way
that
I
wrote
is
that
we
always
lead
with
community,
so
we're
going
to
have
a
community
panel,
we
have
some
folks
who
are
going
to
be
joining
us
here
in
the
chamber,
and
then
we
have
two
that'll
be
joining
us
virtually
then
we're
going
to
go
on
to
the
administration
panel
and
by
then.
We
hope
that
we
have
a
third
Community
panel
for
folks
who
are
parents
and
need
to
come
a
little
bit
later.
A
A
We
have
John
Mudd,
my
favorite
friend
of
the
whole
wide
world,
who
is
the
member
of
build
BPS
coalition
and
I,
have
upgraded
the
one
and
only
Jakira
Rogers,
who
is
the
racial
Equity
director
for
Mass
advocates
for
children
and
since
I've,
upgraded
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
get
it
right.
It's
the
program
director
for
racial
equity
and
access
program
at
the
Massachusetts
advocates
for
children.
You
got
the
upgrade
so
with
that
I
am
going
to
kick
it
over
to
our
panel
and
I
want
to
be
clear.
A
C
Hear
me:
okay,
yes,
okay,
all
right
good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name
is
suleika
soton
and
I
have
two
daughters
that
attend
Boston
Public
Schools
I
am
one
of
the
co-founders
of
BPS
families
for
covet
safety
or
femcosa
alongside
Sarah,
Horsley
and
I
am
also
a
co-chair
of
the
Citywide
parent
Council
and
a
parent
organizer
with
the
Boston
education.
Justice
Alliance
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
councilor
Mejia
for
opening
this
space.
C
We
are
very
hopeful
that
the
city
council
hearing
will
help
give
us
the
megaphone
that
we
need
to
be
heard
and
have
these
urgent
and
Equitable
health
and
education
issues
be
acted
on
by
BPS
in
the
city.
Today
you
will
hear
from
students,
parents,
Educators
nurses,
community
members
and
medical
and
public
health
professionals
through
both
panel
and
public
testimony.
C
Boston
public
schools
in
the
city
of
Boston
continue
to
say
that
they
want
to
partner
with
families
and
maintain
the
health
and
safety
of
our
students
at
the
Forefront.
However,
for
two
and
a
half
years,
femposa
and
I,
like
Allied
groups,
have
had
countless
meetings
with
officials
and
BPS
in
the
city.
We
have
shared
our
needs
and
recommendations.
We
have
spoken
out
in
rallies
in
the
media,
but
the
changes
that
we
need
are
not
being
made.
C
Many
policy
makers
want
to
Gaslight
us
into
believing
that
everything
is
all
good,
because
the
cases
are
down,
the
Wastewater
levels
are
down,
but
things
were
even
better
in
the
week
prior
to
Thanksgiving,
and
then
we
had
a
surge.
My
family
was
impacted
by
that
surge.
My
daughter
brought
covet
home
from
school
right
after
Thanksgiving
and
right
before
Christmas
Vacation,
making
this
the
third
year
in
a
row
that
we
have
had
to
stay
home
and
miss
out
on
family
celebrations.
C
I
am
lucky
to
be
able
to
work
from
home,
but
many
black
Latino
and
Asian
families,
low-income
multi-generational,
multilingual
families
cannot
afford
that
luxury
and
many
more
families
given
fit.
My
family's
experience
and
the
data
that
clearly
shows
a
marked
increase
in
covet
cases
after
school
vacations
and
the
failure
of
the
ask
to
mass
policy
will
BPS
require
Universal
mask
and
after
the
February
vacation
or
if
there's
another
surge.
C
Now
that
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
has
the
use
of
neighborhood-based
Wastewater
data
to
help
identify
surges
what
measurements
will
be
used
to
declare
a
surge?
What
actions
will
the
city
take
when
those
measurements
are
reached
to
protect
the
community,
in
addition
to
health
impacts,
students
average
five
days,
loss
of
learning
when
they
get
covered?
C
As
of
this
morning,
3649
students
and
1830
staff
have
had
coveted
this
school
year,
which
amounts
to
at
least
18
000
lost
learning
days
this
school
year,
and
we
know
that
these
cases
are
an
undercount.
What
specifically
is
BPS
doing
to
help
students
keep
up
with
learning
when
they
are
out
five
or
more
days
due
to
covid.
How
are
you
making
sure
that
all
families
can
access
these
learning
supports,
including
students
with
disabilities
and
ell
students?
C
We
need
more
visibility
and
awareness
of
impacts
of
covet
on
students,
families,
Educators
nurses
and
School
staff.
Bps
families
are
the
same
families
that
have
already
been
disproportionately
impacted
by
Health
inequities
and
respiratory
illnesses
like
asthma
that
have
been
found
to
be
made
worse
by
our
old
buildings.
C
Data
from
2017
showed
that
17
percent
of
students
in
Boston
public
schools
have
asthma
compared
to
12
percent.
Statewide
femcosa
has
a
lot
of
expertise
about
covet
mitigation
as
we
live.
The
experience
yeah
as
well
as
lived
experience
of
covet
impacts
on
our
families.
Despite
this,
we
are
not
at
the
decision-making
tables
and
our
concerns
are
not
being
adequate
upon.
Decisions
are
being
made
behind
closed
doors
that
lack
rationale,
lack
racial
Equity
considerations
and
are
contrary
to
what
many
families
need.
C
We
are
specifically
asking
today
for
the
city
council
and
this
education
Committee
in
particular,
to
hold
departments
accountable
to
the
community
regarding
decision
making.
Budgeting
and
implementation
ensure
early
and
proper
use
of
the
racial
Equity
planning
tool
in
every
decision
make
Esser
and
other
funding
available
for
tests.
C
Mass
vaccines
and
other
supports
when
the
federal
covet
emergency
fund
ends
on
May
11th
oversee
the
green
New
Deal
for
BPS
process
to
ensure
that
ventilation
is
a
central
part,
you
must
make
sure
that
BPS
is
not
doing
facilities
planning
in
ways
that
are
bad
for
ventilation
and
put
the
school
community
at
risk.
Two
more
points
support
the
change
to
an
elected
school
committee
tomorrow,
so
that
it
is
responsive
and
accountable
to
the
community
include
families,
Educators
nurses
and
other
stakeholders
in
decision-making
spaces.
A
D
A
E
Sure
apologies
for
the
delay,
but
thank
you
everyone
for
being
here
for
this
important
discussion
to
faces,
I,
know
and
because
I
don't
know
hello
and
welcome.
This
is
obviously
an
important
discussion.
You
know
it's
it's
always
difficult
for
me
to
talk
about.
You
know
what
stage
we
are
still
in
the
pandemic
and
to
talk
about.
You
know
whether
we're
in
a
post-pandemic
world
or
whether
we're
still
grappling
and
I
know
that,
given
the
ongoing
and
continuing
Health
disparities,
we
are
still
grappling
with
an
active
pandemic
and
with
folks
getting
getting
sick.
E
Although
that
we're
trending
downwards
and
really
great
data
from
Boston
Public
Health
commission
shows
closing
of
the
of
the
racial
health
gaps.
There's
still
work
for
us
to
do
so.
I
want
to
commend
so
many
of
the
folks
here
in
this
room,
who
are
responsible
for
closing
those
gaps
of
utmost
importance,
is
making
sure
that
our
students,
Health,
is
centered,
and
you
know,
Public
Health
constitutes
not
only
physical
health
but
also
the
mental
health
of
our
children,
the
social,
emotional,
health
and
holistic
health
for
their
ability
to
learn
and
Thrive
making
masking.
E
When
we
know
there
will
be
a
surge
like
after
Thanksgiving
and
December
break
is
just
a
really
good
idea.
My
policy
director,
his
daughter,
we're
in
the
month
of
February
in
January
alone,
since
January,
has
been
sick
four
times
and
so
with
better
masking
policies,
especially
when
we
know
that
there's
going
to
be
high
incidence
and
of
of
of
illness.
E
That
is
just
good
policy
for
all
of
our
students.
Just
like
washing
hands
has
become
routine
and
habit
because
we
know
it
makes
a
difference.
Precautions
like
masking
also
makes
a
difference,
but
we
also
have
to
be
honest
and
acknowledge
that
the
educational
experience
of
students
I,
can't
our
students
experience
it
better
without
masks
importance
of
this
conversations,
not
only
parents
and
Educators,
but
the
children
themselves.
E
In
the
last
few
years,
some
kids
have
had
very
little
exposure
to
the
virus
under
public
precautions
like
masculine
social
distancing,
leaving
them
vulnerable,
leaving
them
less
vulnerable
to
infection.
Others
have
been
infected
multiple
times,
so
maybe
it's
not
a
one-size-fits-all
policy.
Maybe
it's
that
let's
build
some
discretion
in
as
necessary.
We
also
must
make
sure
that
our
our
students
are
centered.
In
this
conversation
heard
you
mentioned
an
elected
school
committee.
E
A
A
F
G
Thank
you
councilmania,
and
thank
you
for
this
for
holding
this
hearing
today.
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
that
we're
talking
about
this
and
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity.
I'll
start
first
by
talking
about
my
experience.
I'm
a
high
school
teacher
in
BPS
and
I
have
one
child
in
BPS
and
one
and
another
school
in
Boston.
G
Coming
back
from
Thanksgiving
break,
we
learned
that
my
daughter
had
the
flu
after
we
had
been
around
elderly
relatives
for
the
whole
time,
as
did
most
of
her
dance
team
at
school
that
obviously
contracted
it
there
and
it
had
been
spreading
and
then,
in
the
week
we
were
back.
My
family
is
very
cautious
where
we
are
math
all
of
the
time,
but
we
managed
to
contract
not
only
the
flu
but
covid
in
the
week
following
Thanksgiving
in
the
search.
G
We
were
part
of
that
surge
because,
as
a
parent
I
have
control
over
what
I
do
with
my
family
when
we're
at
home,
but
when
the
policy
of
the
school
is
just
that
it's
each
family's
individual
choice.
I
can't
ask
a
teacher
to
insist
that
my
son
wears
a
mask
when
everybody
else
in
the
class
is
not
and
that
the
teacher
monitor
that
and
if
my
son
loses
his
mask
on
his
way
to
school,
to
keep
track
of,
who
is
supposed
to
be
masking
and
who's.
G
Not
Supreme
asking
is
not
a
matter
of
school
kind
of
thing
of
parents
and
families
having
choices.
Unless
there
is
consistent
policy.
There
really
is
no
policy
of
masking
when
I
spent
after
my
family
contracted
covid
after
Thanksgiving.
It
was
then
weeks
and
then
a
month
later,
that
I
contracted
covid
and
all
of
the
winter
break.
I
was
sick
in
bed
and
missed
school.
When
I
returned,
causing
problems
for
my
students
and
again
making
more
learning
loss.
G
Given
the
data
that
clearly
shows
a
marked
increase
in
coveted
cases
after
school
vacations
and
the
failure
of
the
ask
to
mass
policy
will
VPS
require
Universal
masking
after
February
vacation
will
BPS
require
Universal
masking
after
future,
vacations
will
BPS
require
Universal
Mass
feeding
during
surges.
This
is
a
very
personal.
G
It's
like
a
question
to
me
and
I've
suffered
neurological
effects
after
covid
and
had
lots
of
problems
for
myself
for
my
students
for
my
family
with
this
in
the
school
environment,
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
look
at
not
just
whether
there's
any
ability
to
have
that
ventilation,
but
what
the
effects
of
that
are
they're.
My
classroom.
We
were
fortunate
enough
to
have
the
air
conditioners,
but
now
there
are
problems,
sometimes
with
ventilation
and
deciding
when
do
we
have
the
air
conditioners
on
as
our
only
source
of
really
ventilation
in
the
room?
G
I
start
every
day,
yes,
being
the
priority
that
the
school
is
telling
me
is
important,
is
attendance?
There's
a
screen
that
pops
up.
That
tells
me,
if
an
absent
a
certain
number
of
days,
that
we
need
to
do
an
intervention
with
that
student.
Around
attendance
I
see
no
priority
or
attention
and
BPS
to
students
and
families
who
are
staying
home
out
of
percussions
that
students
and
families
who
are
sick.
G
The
there
is
nothing
on
that
panel
that
pops
up.
For
me
that
says
this
family
has
a
student
who
is
out
with
an
excused
absence
because
there's
a
coveted
case
in
their
family.
It
still
instructs
me
that
I
need
to
be
calling
that
family
and
as
BPS
does
helping
them
attend
every
day.
It's
clear
that
the
priority
is
to
insist
that
students
be
in
school
and
that
the
priority
is
not
around
provided
safety.
G
It's
actually
very
difficult
to
find
the
public
safety
information
for
both
myself
as
a
staffing
environment,
to
figure
out
how
I
applied
pomegrave
took
me
15
minutes
of
searching
around
trying
to
find
the
correct
circular
and
for
families
I
have
students
contacting
me
all
that
time,
saying
I'm
out
with
cupboard?
How
long
do
I
stay
and
asking
me
as
a
teacher
of
questions
that
are
not
appropriately
for
me
and
the
policy
that
we
have?
G
We
know,
students
who
are
in
a
period
where
they're
supposed
to
still
be
concerned
about
being
infectious
are
back
in
school
and
it's
supposed
to
be
masking
at
all
times,
but
we
don't
have
a
separate
space
for
them
to
have
lunch,
so
they
take
their
masks
off
when
they
have
an
active
covet
infection
and
eat
around
other
students.
This
is
not
a
policy
that
protects
students.
G
We
have
at
least
three
other
in
the
building
who
are
out
currently,
and
this
is
right
before
February
break.
So
we
can
expect
the
surges
that
is
already
here
is
going
to
increase
and
each
time
teachers
are
out.
Students
have
an
incredibly
difficult
time
trying
to
keep
up
with
learning
with
a
snub.
We
need
to
have
something
in
place
like
to
help
teachers,
Institute
post-pandemic
education.
He
was
not
learned
the
correct
lessons
from
what
we
learned
in
the
time.
G
During
remote,
we
should
have
learned
that
students
need
education
that
is
really
responsive,
that
is
based
on
community
building.
I,
see
things
being
spent
more
on
very
standardized
systems.
I
want
us
to
be
using
our
local
resources
like
the
best
writing
project,
possibly
the
algebra
project,
We,
the
People
Facing
History
and
mass
poetry
that
have
lessons
to
help
students
connect,
that's
where
the
SR
funding
should
be
going
and
not
on
more
things:
students
through
individualized
learning
programs
through
things
like
map
customings.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
mingas
great,
to
see
you
even
if
it's
virtual
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
testimony,
I
think
it's
really
important
and
I'm
really
happy
to
see
an
educator
here
being
fully
expressed
and
really
helping
us
understand
what
it's
like
to
be
in
the
classroom
and
so
oftentimes
that
lived
experience
is
absent
in
these
spaces.
So
I'm
incredibly
encouraged
that
you
are
here
helping
us
understand
what
it's
like.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
I
am
going
to
move
on
to
Al
Vega
Chief
strategy
and
engagement.
H
We
believe
the
best
conditions
are
needed
for
students,
education
and
for
school
staff
to
properly
support
their
individual
education
goals,
masspash
Works,
to
ensure
that
all
workers
are
treated
with
respect
and
dignity
and
return
to
their
homes
and
families
alive
and
healthy.
Our
teens
lead
at
work.
H
Youth
peer
leaders
who
are
BPS
students
and
former
alumni,
have
experienced
firsthand
extremely
hot
cold
classroom
temperatures,
poor
environmental
and
air
quality
conditions,
and
have
sought
solutions
to
improve
these
conditions,
as
well
as
helping
to
identify
asthma,
causing
agents
like
dust,
pests
and
chemicals
and
advocate
for
infrastructure
repairs
for
things
like
leaky
ceilings,
broken
windows
and
poorly
maintained
bathrooms.
We
are
members
of
the
Boston
education,
Justice
Alliance,
the
bill,
BPS
stakeholders
Coalition,
as
well
as
partners
of
the
BPS
families
for
covid
safety.
Thank
you
again
for
this
opportunity
to
testify.
H
Covid-19
an
Airborne
virus
continues
to
have
devastating
impacts
in
Boston
and
especially
on
low-income
communities
and
communities
of
color.
Even
as
government
officials
tell
us,
we
need
to
Halt
public
emergency
orders
that
have
allowed
so
many
families
to
survive.
What
has
been
life-changing
for
so
many
these
past
few
years.
H
Other
illnesses
like
the
flu
are,
so
we
are
also
making
it
hard
for
students
as
teachers
to
stay
in
school,
while
other
studies
are
showing
that
new
asthma
cases
have
been
linked
to
the
exposure
to
covid
and
some
of
these
viruses.
This
is
all
happening
in
the
district.
A
few
years
ago,
we
knew
we
had
almost
double
the
asthma
rates
for
students
as
other
Massachusetts
school
districts,
and
it's
probably
even
higher
in
some
of
our
neighborhoods.
H
We
still
have
an
opportunity
to
take
action
and
put
policies
in
place
to
ensure
that
all
classrooms
and
school
buildings
are
as
safe
as
we
can
make
them
for
students
and
staff
who
spend
a
majority
of
their
waking
hours
in
them.
Here
are
a
few
things
the
city
and
BPS
might
consider
moving
forward.
If
we
do,
in
fact,
if
they
do
in
fact
prioritize
the
health
and
well-being
of
all
BPS
community
members,
BPS
policy
regarding
enhancing
ventilation
for
covet
safety
differs
from
building
to
building.
H
The
combination
of
measures
meant
to
prevent
the
spread
of
covid
is
already
not
ideal.
Due
to
the
fact
that
almost
three
quarters
of
the
schools
lack
proper
HVAC
systems
window
unit,
air
conditioners
are
currently
being
installed
in
schools
in
some
cases,
in
the
only
window
that
allows
for
fresh
air
in
that
classroom
or
office.
This
is
contrary
to
BPS
covet
policy,
which
states
there
must
be
at
least
one
window
open
in
each
room.
For
the
last
two
years
and
a
half
years,
we
and
our
allies
have
raised
concerns
about
these
AC's,
hindering
adequate
ventilation.
H
We
Believe,
cost-effective
options
like
heat
pumps
installed
alongside
dedicated
outdoor
air
systems,
can
improve
heat
and
ventilation
issues
which
are
happening
in
multiple
school
buildings.
These
issues
also
seem
to
be
more
prevalent
in
schools
where
mainly
black
and
brown
children
are
the
majority
of
the
school
population.
Can
adequate
ventilation
be
prioritized
in
these
rooms
with
new
ACS,
even
if
the
only
operable
window
is
being
used
for
that?
H
Ac
are
modern
systems
for
heating,
cooling
and
proper
plans
for
ventilation
and
filtration
being
expedited
and
prioritized
in
schools
using
racial
Justice,
Equity
tools
and
data
to
help
make
that
determination
and
when
adding
modern
ventilation?
Is
there
a
policy
that
can
be
adopted
to
prioritize
for
these
systems,
even
as
other
Renovations
are
happening?
H
Esther
funds
have
also
been
used
nationally
to
install
modern
aatrex
systems
to
improve
ventilation
and
indoor
air
quality
in
many
school
districts,
including
some
here
in
Massachusetts,
BPS
spent
2
million
of
this
to
install
an
indoor
air
quality
sensor
system
that,
unfortunately,
is
not
being
used
to
really
improve
the
conditions.
We
continue
to
see
and
hear
about
looking
at
city
data
online,
many
classrooms
still
have
temperatures
over
80
degrees,
Fahrenheit
and
multiple
classrooms
continue
to
have
high
carbon
dioxide
levels
as
much
as
3
000
parts
per
million
in
several
schools.
H
What
can
BPS
do
to
improve
the
buildings
that
have
reported
these
problems?
Is
there
evidence
of
work
that
has
been
done
in
reports
of
noticeable
change,
that
the
public
can
be
made
aware
of,
or
access
to
help
us
understand
in
the
district's
justification
behind
the
new
system.
Mayor
Wu
also
recently
announced
that
all
major
Museum
Municipal
Renovations
will
result
in
Net
Zero
carbon
buildings,
which
can
have
positive
impacts
not
only
for
climate
but
for
quality
and
health,
air
quality
and
health.
H
We
have
learned
that
the
city
has
received
several
million
dollars
from
the
Massachusetts
school
building
authority
to
install
new
gas
boilers
in
a
few
schools
and
is
also
looking
at
installing
more
of
these
in
some
other
schools.
We
are
concerned
that
continued
use
of
fossil
fuel
heating
systems
and
failing
to
install
modern
ventilation
can
harm
air
quality,
Health
racial
equity
and
education
achievement
goals.
It's
important
that
bps's
new
green,
green
New
Deal
addresses
the
climate
crisis.
H
Getting
rid
of
fossil
fuels
and
promoting
Energy
Efficiency
are
important,
but
in
some
ways,
but
some
ways
of
promoting
The
Greening
of
buildings
May
mean
little
to
no
adequate
airflow
and
can
make
ventilation
worse.
We
need
to
ensure
that
there
are
green
machiators,
but
also
good
ventilation
infiltration.
This
should
not
be
a
choice.
H
Can
are
we
sure
that
the
BPS
School,
building,
Renovations
and
upgrade
plans
are
aligned
with
the
mayor's
new
vision
and
take
into
consideration
this
adequate
need
for
ventilation,
infiltration,
Boston,
Schools,
lack
maintenance
of
ventilation
system
is
not
a
new
issue
and
mascotch
has
been
raising
this
well
before
the
pandemic.
Without
these
filtration
and
ventilation,
covet
is
more
likely
to
be
transmitted
and
infects
students
and
staff
that
that
then
disrupts
learning
and
teaching
opportunities.
The
flu
has
been
RSV
again
continued
to
negatively
impact
staff
as
well.
H
This
should
not
be
normalized
when
we
are
aware
of
solutions
that
can
help
stop
the
spread
of
these
illnesses
and
have
not
yet
been
implemented.
We
Believe,
prioritizing,
upgrading,
Building
hrec
Systems
can
address
the
excessive
heat
in
schools,
which
is
a
major
issue
that
climate
change
continues
to
exacerbate.
Our
members
and
youth
leaders
will
continue
to
advocate
for
all
possible
solutions
that
have
allowed
for
them
to
Greater
success
as
students
in
a
district
that
we
know
can
do
more
to
improve
the
learning
and
teaching
conditions
that
we
know
they
deserve
once
again.
H
A
J
I
The
minute
chair
president
Flynn
councilor
Luigi,
my
name
is
John
Mudd
I'm
a
long
time
education
advocate
in
Boston
and
grandfather
of
a
child
in
the
John
F
Kennedy
School
in
JP
BPS
says
it
is
committed
to
equity
and
it
has
an
elaborate
racial
Equity
planning
tool
that
is
supposed
to
be
used
in
the
development
of
any
major
policy
or
budget
proposal.
Equity
statements
accompany
every
decision
that
comes
before
the
school
committee.
This
is
critically
important,
given
the
disparate
impact
of
covet
on
children
and
teachers.
I
The
commitment
to
equity
and
statements
is
laudable.
The
problem
is
that,
in
my
experience
and
I've
read
scores
of
equity
statements,
BBS
does
not
even
follow
its
own
instructions
in
the
racial
Equity
planning
tool.
In
practice,
it
shows
that
there
is
equity
among
variously
historically
marginalized
groups
like
blacks,
Latinos,
English,
Learners
and
students
with
disabilities.
I
You
have
to
analyze
the
current
condition
of
these
groups
and
then
the
impact
of
any
proposal
on
them
and,
in
fact,
the
instructions
in
the
racial
Equity
planning
tools
say
exactly
that
problem
is
this
analysis
of
the
data
and
the
impact
on
marginalized
groups
is
never
done.
We've
read
many
many
Equity
statements
through
the
years
and
I
have
never
seen
the
analysis
that
includes
an
analysis
of
each
marginalized
group
is
always
one
size
fits
all
for
my
experience,
the
equity
statements
are
simply
covered.
I
What
BPS
is
proposing
without
any
serious
analysis
of
what
Equity
actually
means
I
hate
to
say
this,
but
for
me
this
is
a
perversion
of
the
use
of
the
word
equity.
Why
have
you
and
we
allowed
this
to
happen?
Woe
is
holding
DPS
accountable,
the
city
council
and
its
committee.
This
committee
can
insist
that
at
least
PPS
should
follow
its
own
guidelines
in.
I
That
any
proposal
is
Equitable
by
requiring
that
BPS
State
what
date
it
is
about,
the
current
situation
of
marginalized
groups
and
the
impact
of
its
proposal.
Oh
thanks,
Latins
English,
Learners
and
civil
education
students
I
believe
they
require
this
to
be
done
in
oversight
and
budget
here
further
BPS
has
hired
a
consulting
firm,
the
DLR
develop
a
master.
Are
you
getting
a
neck
up?
I
Okay,
well
sorry:
what
technology
I
don't
know?
Bps
is
hired
a
Consulting,
the
DLR
group
to
develop
a
master
facilities
plan
again,
there's
a
red
around
Acme
and
a
commitment
to
community
engagement,
but
from
what
I've
seen
in
this
local
community
listening
sessions,
we
are
repeatedly
we
are
repeating.
No
practice
that
has
been
used
in
the
past.
Eps
goes
the
community
and
says:
what
do
you
want?
I
I
I
would
also
go
further.
Justice
BPS
is
supposed
to
fill
out
an
equity
statement
for
any
new
proposal.
I
think
that
BP
has
to
be
required
to
fill
out
an
energy
and
a
ventilation
impact
statement
for
any
proposed
renovation,
mergers,
closings
or
new
construction
of
school.
This
would
make
real
the
commitment
or
a
green
New
Deal.
There
is
a
draft
of
an
energy
ventilation
impact
checklist
that
I
could
share
with
you.
If
you
want
we're
facing
very
difficult
decisions
and
school
facilities,
we
need
all
need
to
share
in
them.
I
A
A
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
John
and
I
sat
on
the
ell
I
was
appointed
to
the
ell
task
force,
I,
don't
know
five
or
seven
years
ago,
and
you
have
always
been
such
a
strong
advocate
for
our
Boston
Public
School
families,
particularly
those
who
are
English
language,
Learners
and
I.
Just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
long
life
commitment
to
equity
and
to
making
sure
that
we're
holding
ourselves
accountable
into
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
A
A
L
Thank
you
counselor
good
afternoon,
everybody
before
I
introduce
myself
I
want
to
thank
fam
Cosa
for
their
ongoing
advocacy
and
efforts,
demanding
covid
safety
in
Boston
Public
Schools.
This
group
has
remained
dedicated
to
addressing
this
racial
Equity
issue
and
I'm
grateful
about
their
advocacy
led
us
to
this
chamber
today.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
city
council
for
convening
this
hearing,
so
thank
you
so
much
councilor,
Mejia
and
others
as
well.
L
L
Districts
are
required
to
provide
all
services
included
in
a
student's
IEP
and
changes
to
an
IEP
should
be
based
on
a
student's
individual
needs,
not
the
district's
capacity
eligible
students
entitled
to
IEP
Services,
regardless
of
Staffing
shortages
or
staff,
being
in
staff
being
in
quarantine
or
isolation.
A
pandemic
does
not
mean
that
IEP
services
are
optional.
L
L
L
All
of
that
made
compensatory
Services
even
more
crucial
to
conclude
preventing
covid
cases
in
the
in
the
overall
School
population
through
Universal,
masking
requirements,
improved
ventilation
and
other
mitigation
measures
reduces
harm
to
students
with
special
health
and
educational
needs.
Masking
requirements
must
also
include
accommodations
for
students
with
disabilities.
If
everyone
who
can
mask
does
so
during
a
surge
or
after
school
vacation,
we
can
better
protect
students
who
cannot
mask,
let's
be
sure
to
Center
racial
equity
in
any
and
all
discussions
and
protect
all
BPS
community
members.
Thank
you.
A
So
much
I
am
going
to
in
the
interest
of
making
sure
that
we
are
mindful
of
those
who
are
here
for
public
testimony.
We
have
three
people
that
are
signed
up
for
public
testimony
and
before
we
move
on
to
the
administration
panel
and
I'm
going
to
be
clear,
as
we
call
people
in
it's
two
minutes
for
public
testimony,
so
making
sure
that
you
guys
are
ready
for
a
two-minute
situation
here
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
keep
it
moving.
So
I
am
going
to
ask
Hassan.
A
I
think
we
can
there
we
go
and
Catherine
Vettel
and
Elise.
So
if
you
all
can
just
be
ready
to
go
and
I
know,
I
said
two
minutes
is
traditionally
anywhere
between
two
to
three
but
I
figured
if
I
say
two
you'll,
keep
it
to
three
all
right.
What's
the
strategy
here,
okay,
I
am
going
to
set
the
timer
and
let
you
know
that
you
not
have
the
floor.
Go.
M
Perfect
all
right!
Well,
thank
you
so
much
Madam,
chair
and
I'm
here
as
the
advocacy
director
of
the
Boston
climate
Action
Network,
but
also
just
as
a
concerned,
Community
member,
because
obviously,
what
happens
in
BPS
does
not
stay
in
BPS,
and
so
it's
I
I
Echo.
What
was
said
on
the
panel
as
far
as
the
importance
of
ensuring
that,
as
we
have
really
strong
ventilation
and
filtration,
that
that
doesn't
conflict
with
the
climate
action
goals
that
all
of
us
have
as
a
city,
because
so
often
these
things
are
pitted
against
each
other.
M
But
we
know
that's
not
true
that
we
can
have
really
strong
Health
in
our
schools
and
also
have
you
know
really
strong
climate
action
in
the
facilities
that
we're
creating
and
obviously
we
know
that
things
like
covid
and
all
other
health
challenges
are
informed
by
the
full.
Suite
of
you
know:
environmental
and
Facilities
infrastructure
that
happens
in
our
buildings
and
so
I
want
to.
M
But
what
I
think
that
that
cost
saving
measure
misses
is
that,
of
course,
we
all
pay
the
price
when
folks
get
asthma.
When
folks
get
coveted,
those
things
are
not
included
in
those
budgets.
What
we
don't
include
in
the
budgets
are
the
cost
of
all
of
us,
continuing
to
breathe
in
more
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
the
cost
of
climate
related
catastrophes
that
will
continue
to
happen
when
we
continue
to
burn
fossil
fuels
in
our
schools,
in
our
offices,
in
our
houses
and
everywhere
in
our
city.
M
A
D
C
D
I
keep
hearing
in
these
testimonies
today
that
the
pandemic
has
brought
a
great
negative
impact
to
Boston
Public
students
in
regards
to
their
learning
development
and
mental
health.
But
that's
not
true.
It
has
been
the
government's
response
to
covid-19
that
has
caused
our
kids
to
suffer
because
of
isolation
and
lack
of
resources.
Masking
doesn't
do
anything
but
hide
our
kids
faces
and
make
the
make
them
struggle
to
learn
and
understand
and
restrict
their
breathing.
D
Where
are
the
concerned?
Parents
all
I
see
here
are
representative
representatives
from
government,
endorsed
groups
and
organizations
has
sent
out
a
survey
which
told
us
what
we
needed
to
know
the
majority
of
parents
do
not
want
to
mask
their
kids.
Where
do
we
draw
the
line
between
wanting
students
to
be
safe
and
disregarding
parental
rights?
D
If
they
wanted
their
kids
in
masks,
they
would
put
them
in
masks,
but
I
think
in
famcosa's
survey
it
was
less
than
50.
Percent
of
parents
are
still
masking
their
kids
when
it's
not
required.
So
why
does
that
not
matter?
Why
do
all
of
you
people
here
today
from
famcosa
and
mac
and
whatever
other
groups,
think
that
you
can
make
better
decisions
for
these
kids
and
their
parents
can
If
the
parents,
don't
want
to
mask
them?
Why
do
you
think
that
they
should
be
forced?
D
Why
can
a
parent
not
make
the
decision
for
their
own
kid?
So
I
think
that
the
fact
that
it's
three
years
later
and
we're
even
having
hearings
like
this
is
absolutely
ridiculous.
I
think
that
a
parent
is
the
best
decision
maker
for
their
own
kids
and
everybody
else
needs
to
take
a
step
back
and
let
the
parents
do
the
decision
making.
That's
it.
A
N
Counselors
and
my
fellow
colleagues
I
want
to
emphasize
a
couple
things
that
suleika
and
Al
have
already
said.
My
name
is
Elise
pector
I'm,
a
grandparent
of
a
student
I
disagree
with
the
parent
who
spoke
recently,
but
I'd
love
to
talk
to
you.
More
I
have
35
years
of
experience,
working
looking
at
workplace
health
conditions,
including
indoor
air
quality.
N
So
when
I
look
at
the
schools
I'm
concerned
about
whether
the
buildings
and
the
ventilation
systems
are
as
good
as
they
can
be
to
provide
healthful
and
good
learning
environments
for
the
kids,
we
know
that
three
quarters
of
the
schools
do
not
have
ventilation
systems.
When
there's
no
ventilation
system,
you
don't
get
filtration
of
the
inside
air
and
you
don't
get
outside
air.
We
need
both
of
those
to
reduce
covet
in
the
air,
as
well
as
the
other
things
in
the
school
environment
that
might
be
hazardous.
N
Rather
than
using
federal
funds
to
fix
an
ad
ventilation
systems,
Boston
public
schools
ended
up
measuring
the
indoor
air
quality
I
brought
my
own
indoor
air
quality
measurer.
It
measures,
carbon
dioxide
and
temperature
and
particles.
My
measure,
you
can
see
the
results,
the
ones
they
put
in
the
Boston
Public
School
classrooms.
You
can't
see
the
results
to
find
out.
You
have
to
go
online,
find
your
school
and
your
classroom
and
when
we
heard
from
Al
that
some
classrooms
had
3
000
parts
per
million
right
here,
500
parts
per
million
of
carbon
dioxide.
N
A
E
You
and
again
thank
you
to
all
the
panelists
and
all
the
public.
Testimony
I
have
an
emergency
meeting
that
I
have
to
run
to,
but
wanted
to
just
get
some
questions
on
the
on
the
floor,
for
community
panelists
and
for
BPS
I've
sort
of
been
trying
to
hit
the
same
point
home
and
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
BPS
parent
Mike
Ritter,
who
is
really
Central,
made
Central
the
issue
of
HVAC
and
ventilation
in
our
schools.
E
Al.
The
numbers
that
you
gave
about
three-fourths
of
the
school
lack
proper
HVAC
is
really
and
deeply
concerning,
especially
you
know,
as
we
saw
during
the
pandemic,
but
especially
when
we're
talking
about
providing
buildings
that
are
dignity
affirming
for
all
of
our
students
and
when
you
don't
have
proper
age
vacuum
or
not
dignity.
It's
not
dignity.
E
Affirming
but
I
also
have
had
the
pleasure
of
sitting
here,
along
with
my
colleagues
and
hearing
from
the
mass
building
authority
about
upgrades
to
our
boiler
systems
and
upgrades
that
we're
making
individually,
that
to
me
I,
sometimes
question
whether
it's
part
of
a
larger
Patchwork
of
this
Green
New
Deal
for
BPS
I,
sometimes
think
that
they're
not
happening
really
not
always
talking
to
each
other,
but
at
the
very
at
a
minimum.
I'm
happy
that
a
lot
of
these
schools
are
seeing
upgrades,
which
I
think
is
necessary.
E
But
if
you
could
talk
to
a
little
bit
more
about
what
like
the
problems
that
you
see
even
with
these
upgrades
when
it
comes
to
trying
to
build
sustainable
and
green
buildings,
I
think
that
would
be
helpful
for
me.
That'd
be
helpful
for
advocacy
when
it
comes
to
sort
of
the
type
of
HVAC
systems
that
we're
asking
for,
or
the
types
of
questions
that
we
should
be
asking
mass
building
authority
or
of
BPS
when
they
come
before
us
and
our
and
they're
talking
to
us
about
upgrades
to
our
school
buildings.
H
Yeah
so
I
think
to
kind
of
piggyback
a
little
bit
on
what
you
just
mentioned
in
terms
of
how
decisions
are
being
made
around
kind
of
upgrades
or
narrations
and
systems.
I
think
that's
kind
of
some
of
the
key
issues
that
a
lot
of
these
coalitions
that
we've
been
a
part
of
for
many
many
years
have
been
concerned
about
that.
It
doesn't
seem
like
there's
a
necessary
kind
of
a
vision
that
helps
communities
understand
where
they're
being
prioritized
what's
being
prioritized.
H
So
it
does
feel
a
bit
Patchwork
and
so
I
think
when
you
know
we're
we're
thinking
about
Greening
buildings
and
trying
to
upgrade
and
build
new
buildings.
There
is
definitely
kind
of
it
feels
like
there's
two
different
paths
that
get
taken
in
terms
of
how
certain
communities
are
being
responded
to
and
get
prioritized
and
other
ones
that,
for
years,
have
been
coming
to.
These
hearings
have
been
holding
actions
raising
the
same
concerns,
but
they
don't
get
the
same
kind
of
attention,
so
I
think
as
we
move
forward.
H
E
H
Some
of
these
communities
have
had,
and
so
I
think.
That's
the
concern
is
that
as
things
but
yet
keep
getting
put
forward,
it
feels
like
there's
two
mess,
there's
mixed
messaging,
and
so
that's
something
that
I
think
needs
to
be
kind
of
at
the
core
of
whatever
comes
out
of
this
space
is
to
be
able
to
ensure
there's
transparency
and
an
understanding
of
how
steps
are
taken
in
order
for
them
to
actually
upgrade
and
where
your
school
is
going
to
fall
in
the
timeline
of
the
overall
larger
facilities.
C
So
if
we
are
going
to
align
right
with
the
green
No
Deal
we're
putting
in
gas
boilers
that
are
not
good
for
what
we're
trying
to
do
going
forward,
then
why
install
that
now,
right,
like
when
you're
probably
gonna,
have
to
redo
it
again
in
a
few
years
under
the
green
New
Deal?
So
those
are
just
like
past
decisions
that
we've
seen
in
evidence
that
we've
seen
how
some
of
these
decisions
are
just
not
made,
and
we
haven't
really
seen
the
impact
right
of
closing
that
building
or
what
has
happened
after
that.
C
E
There
may
be
some
conflict
between
the
short-term
solution
and
the
long-term
solution,
so
perhaps
that's
sort
of
where
we
need
to
have
more
of
a
conversation
about
their
trade-offs
when
we're
when
we
have
these
fillers
to
stand
in
the
Gap.
What
are
we
doing
like?
Is
it
speaking
to
our
long-term
Vision,
which
is
a
question
I've
asked
in
every
sort
of
meeting
in
every
meeting
that
we've
had
on
this,
and
if
there
is
tension
there?
E
Let
us
be
honest
about
that
and
have
and
communicate
okay
that
well
so
that
at
least
we
are
being
honest
and
and
and
doing
our
best
to
communicate,
even
if
it's
confusion,
communicating
that
confusion
or
that
that
tension
to
our
parents,
so
especially
when
we're
thinking
about
okay.
Is
this
a
short-term
solution,
because
we
know
that
you
know
primarily
black
and
brown
students
attend
our
schools
and
they
deal
with
higher
rates
of
asthma.
E
So
we
need
short-term,
immediate
fixes
to
ventilation
and
infrastructure
and
infiltration,
and
that's
this
is
what's
going
to
get
us
there,
so
I
just
I.
Thank
you
for
raising
that
I.
You
have
my
my
word
that
I
will
continue
to
raise
these
issues
in
our
city
council
hearings
and
in
our
hearings
about
our
schools
and
upgrades
to
our
buildings,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
sending
the
safety
not
only
of
our
students
but
our
teachers,
our
workers,
everyone
there.
A
E
I'm,
just
going
to
put
that
those
general
questions
I
see
BPS
here
those
general
questions
on
the
record
they're.
You
know,
director
of
operations
in
depina,
there's
always
questions
that
I
ask
about
sort
of
how,
when
we
have
these
meetings
about
mass
building
authority-
and
we
have
these
fixes
that
are
happening
and
I'm
not
saying
get
rid
of
them,
because
it's
really
great
our
facility
is
my
Elementary
School
needs
some
love
right.
E
It's
important
that
we
talk
about
where
it
fits
in
with
the
green
New
Deal
and
it
shouldn't
really
be
incumbent
upon
the
city
council.
It's
on
everyone's
mind
we're
talking
about
this
two
billion
dollar
investment
of
our
Collective
money
of
our
tax
dollars,
and
we
have
these
meetings
about
Improvement
to
buildings
and
we're
not
talking
about
the
green
New
Deal
in
those
spaces,
and
it's
sort
of
it's
confusing
for
everyone
at
home
for
everyone
here
for
our
city,
councilors
or
July,
always
bring
it
up
and
every
time
I
sort
of
feel
like
wait.
E
I
asked
this
last
time,
but
I
feel
an
urge
to
ask
this
again,
and
so,
if,
if
you
could
sort
of
speak
to
the
concerns
and
people
probably
do
a
better
job
explaining
than
I
can
of
why
we
go
forward
with
these
short-term
fixes,
when
we
have
this
ambitious,
much
needed
vision
for
sustainable
and
green
buildings
for
our
schools.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
B
B
I
know
BPS
probably
has
a
list,
but
are
we
also
aware
of
a
list
where
we
desperately
need
infrastructure
improvements
for
HVAC
systems
that
are
broken
down,
that
aren't
working,
that
kids
aren't
able
to
study
and
learn
in
healthy
environments
because
of
the
heating
system
is
not
working,
the
air
condition
is
not
working.
Do
we
have
that
list
I'm
going
to
ask
BPS
for
that
list
as
well?
B
But
as
we
go
into
the
budget
in
the
next
month,
there
should
actually
be
no
reason
at
all
that
we're
not
able
to
invest
money,
so
kids
learn
and
teachers
teach
in
a
healthy
learning,
environment,
zero,
zero
reasons
for
any
any
school
that
has
any
HVAC
system
challenges,
especially
after
this
budget
process.
So
you
know
shame
on
the
Boston
city
council.
If
we
don't
acknowledge
that
this
is
the
opportunity
to
fix
every
school
that
needs
HVAC
system
upgrade.
H
That,
ultimately,
will
you
know,
impact
the
long-term
sustainability
of
these
buildings,
and
so
I
know
that
again,
as
you
know,
only
about
30
percent
of
the
schools
have
actual
HVAC
systems.
Our
district
is
so
old.
The
buildings
don't
have
a
lot
of
the
traditional
systems
that
are
available
in
other
districts,
and
so
that
just
exacerbates
and
actually
makes
things
worse
in
our
district,
because
we
have
so
many
school
buildings
that
don't
even
have
an
adequate
ventilation
system
to
start
with.
B
H
So
air
conditioning
is
another
area
again
because
of
the
the
pandemic.
I
think
there
has
been
a
bit
of
a
push
to
try
to
get
more
AC
into
a
lot
of
these
spaces
that
again
just
they
never
existed.
But
as
I
mentioned
in
my
testimony,
this
is
being
done
in
some
rooms
where
it's
the
only
window,
that's
available
for
fresh
air
as
well,
and
so
you're
actually
making
ventilation
worse
by
just
putting
in
the
AC.
B
So
when
it's
budget
time
every
city
councilor
knows
that
we
have
have
to
advocate
for
every
school
so
that
our
kids
can
learn
that
our
teachers
are
able
to
teach
I'm
going
to
ask
that
document
from
the
BPS
team,
but
that's
important
for
me
to
have
within
the
next
the
next
week.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Looking
at
you
I'm
going
to
hold
you
accountable
to
ensuring
that
Juan
gets
that
information
and
that
that
information
gets
disseminated
to
all
of
my
colleagues
and
I
want
to
note
that,
for
the
record
that
I
have
explicitly
requested
that
right
one
you
got
it
Flynn
I
got
you.
Okay,
that's
the
job
of
the
chair
in
case
people
don't
know
now
you
don't
so
I
I
do
have
a
few
questions
before
but
I'm
going
to
ask
the
BPS
panelists
to
make
their
way
and
assume
your
seats
as
we
get
ourselves
ready.
A
I
do
have
some
questions
and
John.
Considering
look
at
you
considering
the
the
the
time
that
we
spent
together
on
the
ell
task
force.
I
want
to
ask
some
questions
in
regards
to
English
language
Learners.
As
we
know,
45
I
believe
45
percent
of
the
students
in
our
Boston
public
schools
are
Latino.
Yes,.
A
39
to
40
goes
up
and
down
depending
on
the
year,
but
anywhere
close
to
40
percent
of
students
occupying
Boston
public
schools
are
of
Latin
the
Sun,
and
so
I
want
to
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
that,
because
a
lot
of
our
families
are
also
recent
arrivals
are
coming
to
this
country
learning
how
to
acclimate
to
the
American
culture
and
system,
and
so
some
of
the
things
that
I
just
kind
of
want
to
uplift.
Is
that
the
fear
of
not
understanding
the
consequences,
the
fear
of
fighting
for
what
is
right?
A
It
becomes
a
lot
harder
for
those
who
are
recent
rivals
and
so
John.
Can
you
just
share
with
us.
You
know
when
it
comes
to
English
language,
learners
and
covet.
Can
you
just
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
the
impact
of
learning
loss
for
English
language
Learners?
We
know
Jakira
talked
about
special
education,
but
I'm
curious.
If
you
could
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
impact
for
learning
loss
for
students
who
are
English
language,
learners.
I
Well,
I
I
think
you
know
that
there
was
and
and
I
am
not
a
health
expert
in
this
counselor
I
can
talk
to
you
but
more
securely
on
education,
but
we
all
know
that
there
was
disparate
impact
in
communities
of
color,
so
many
many
fam,
and
particularly
in
families
where
you
might
have
had
intergenerational
housing.
You
know-
and
that
was
a
particular
problem,
so
English
learners
paid
a
kind
of
double
price.
I
You
know
in
terms
of
the
loss
of
learning
due
to
covet,
and
there
has
not
been,
in
our
view,
adequate
compensatory
education
by
PPS,
nor
has
BPS
a
fundamental
concern
today,
which
Strays
a
bit
from
this
field
counselor.
But
you
should
know
is
that
BPS
says
it's
committed
to
using
access
to
native
language
for
ell
students,
and
that
has
not
been
expanded.
I
I
A
A
C
I
would
also
add
that
on
multiple
occasions,
just
throughout
our
countless
meetings
with
BPS
and
the
other
officials
or
decision
makers,
we
have
been
constantly
recommending
that
there
are
reminders
sent
to
families
about
taking
the
covet
test
on
Sundays.
It
has
probably
been
done
once
or
twice
right
before
vacations,
but
not
on
a
regular
basis.
That
is
something
that
can
easily
be
done.
There
can
be
text
messages
sent
through
talking
points
which
translate
the
the
messages
right.
C
A
Okay,
I'm,
trying
to
silence
me
I
I,
want
to
acknowledge
that
we
have
13
people
signed
up
for
testimony
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
to
them.
I
will
say
one
thing
to
BPS,
as
you
make
your
way
into
the
the
zooms.
The
space
here
is
that
I
always
talk
about
the
fact
that
my
mom
never
made
it
Beyond
third
grade,
and
we
think
about
language
access
and
I.
A
Not
just
translation
and
interpretation,
but
also
being
able
to
communicate
with
a
verbal
and
visual
I
just
want
to
just
underscore
the
importance
of
information
Justice
and
that
we
are
leaving
a
lot
of
people
out,
because
we
think
we're
checking
off
a
box
and
saying
we
have
translated
and
interpreted.
But
if
people
can't
read
the
text
message
and
they're
not
getting
the
information,
so
we're
going
to
have
to
invest
a
lot
more
to
ensure
that
everyone
is
getting
the
information
that
they
need.
A
So
that
said,
we
are
going
to
thank
our
community
panelists
for
joining
us.
Thank
you.
You
are
more
than
welcome
to
stay
and
Heckle
the
crowd,
if
you
need
to,
but
not
just
joking,
but
I
would
like
BPS
to
make
their
way
to
the
the
chamber
and
John
I
am
so
happy
to
see
that
you're
still
here,
we
are
transitioning
over
to
BPS
and
Mary
to
Binga
you
as
well.
A
We
are
going
to
be
transitioning
over
to
the
BPS
panel.
Then
we
have
13
public
testimonies
signed
up
and
it
is
Valentine's.
Day
I
see
you
all
right
in
your
red
and
you're
like
cues,
and
all
that
y'all
are
on
Brands
and
I.
There's
a
lot
of
y'all
in
the
world.
Okay,
I
see
you
roll
deep
in
the
interest
of
making
sure
that
we
get
through
all
of
this
I.
We,
you
all
have
20
minutes
for
you
and
everybody
knows
you
come
to
my
hearings.
I!
A
O
Show
sure
awesome
good
afternoon,
counselor
Mr
President
good
afternoon,
thanks
for
having
us
here,
we
are
not
going
to
share
our
PowerPoint,
but
we
did
put
one
briefly
together
for
anybody
who's
interested.
We
did
make
that
available,
I'm
going
to
actually
turn
it
over
to
my
Lake
Dr
Sanchez
from
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
to
kick
us
off
and
then
I'll
make
some
remarks
before
we
open
up
to
questions.
P
Our
recommendations
to
BPS
and
all
Boston
Schools
have
been
centered
on
Health
Equity
and
racial
Justice
to
ensure
families
and
staffs
ongoing
access
to
covid-19
related
multilingual
information
and
resources,
including
masks,
PPE
at-home
testing
kit
and
on-site
covid-19
and
flu
vaccination
clinics
recognizing
the
disproportionate
impact
of
covid-19
in
our
Boston
communities
and
the
slow.
Though
increasing
uptake
of
covid-19
vaccines,
bphc's
recommendations
to
schools
and
BPS
have
consistently
surpassed
requirements
from
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Elementary
and
secondary
education
and
cities
and
states
Across
the
Nation
for
school
year
2223.
P
Our
ongoing
collaboration
has
included
the
following
processes
and
policies.
We
have
ongoing
daily
calls
between
bphc
and
BPS
to
discuss
and
monitor
covid-19
cases,
clusters
and
absence
data
Trends
across
the
district,
as
well
as
other
communicable
diseases.
We
encourage
covid-19
reporting
among
families
and
staff
and
regular
Mbps
regularly
Updates
this
data
in
a
covid-19
dashboard
for
families,
main
maintenance
of
a
covid-19
cluster
protocol.
That
includes
notifications
to
families,
recommendations
on
masking
and
provision
of
at-home
testing
kits
to
staff
and
students
in
the
classroom
or
cohort
provision.
P
A
free
weekly
at
home
testing
kits
to
students
and
staff
for
asymptomatic
surveillance,
testing
and
kids
to
students
and
staff
to
return
upon
return
from
holiday
breaks
and
supporting
free
on-site,
School
vaccination
clinics
for
covid-19
and
flu,
as
well
as
the
provision
of
free,
symptomatic
covid-19
testing
in
schools.
While
covid-19
rates
in
Boston
have
come
down
over
the
past
weeks,
covid-19
continues
to
spread
in
our
communities
and
we
can
expect
that
it
will
remain
with
us
in
the
foreseeable
future,
at
the
very
least,
including
in
schools.
P
The
mitigation
strategies
BPS
has
undertaken
this
school
year
have
been
critical
in
keeping
our
students
safe.
While
we
have
seen
covid-19
classes
in
cases
in
classrooms
across
the
district,
we
have
not
seen
many
instances
of
symptomatic
illness
or
absences
related
to
these
cases.
That
would
be
suggestive
of
larger
covid-19
clusters
and
ongoing
spread,
despite
the
fact
that
we
continue
to
receive
consistent
reporting
on
absences
and
symptoms
from
nurses,
School
teachers
and
families.
P
In
addition,
our
covid-19
monitoring
protocols
have
allowed
us
to
detect
and
advise
BPS
in
real
time
on
influenza
and
gastrointestinal
illness
clusters
and
to
develop
standard
practices
to
respond
to
and
mitigate
the
spread
of
other
communicable
diseases,
as
the
covid-19
pandemic
continues
to
evolve,
with
availability
of
covid-19
vaccines
across
all
age
groups.
Since
the
start
of
this
school
year
and
Rising
vaccine
uptake
and
Immunity,
our
approach
will
likely
continue
to
evolve
as
well.
P
The
working
partnership
and
infrastructure
the
bphc
has
built
with
BPS,
including
disease
prevention
and
cluster
response
protocols,
and
support
around
critical
resources,
like
vaccination,
will
remain
pivotal
in
sustaining
our
school's
preparedness
against
covid-19
and
other
communicable
diseases.
Most
importantly,
we
at
bphc
remain
committed
to
building
upon
the
Lessons
Learned
in
our
work,
to
continue
partnering
with
BPS
on
strategies
to
ensure
that
families
and
staff
stay
up
to
date
on
all
of
their
immunizations,
including
their
covid-19
vaccines,
to
stay
healthy
and
protected
in
the
midst
of
ongoing
spread
of
covid-19
and
other
infectious
diseases.
Thank
you.
O
O
I
do
want
to
just
give
a
shout
out
to
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
take
a
moment
to
do
that,
because
the
past
few
years
have
been
really
difficult
and
Dr
Sanchez
Dr
ojikutu.
The
entire
team
at
bphc
has
really
been
available
to
us,
not
only
just
with
our
daily
calls
at
four
o'clock
every
day
where
we
review
the
numbers,
but
just
throughout
any
time
we
need
a
consultation,
even
if
it's
a
Sunday
morning
or
you
know,
early
or
late
afternoon
or
late
evening.
O
So
thank
you,
Dr
Sanchez
I
also,
you
know
again
want
to
thank
our
our
staff,
our
families,
our
students.
This
is
now
the
fourth
school
year.
That's
been
impacted
by
the
covid-19
pandemic
and
it's
been
a
lot
for
everyone.
Our
educators
are
so
dedicated
to
our
students
and
they
continue
to
show
up
for
them
time
and
time
again.
Our
nurses
have
gone
above
and
beyond
countless
times
in
very
uncertain
times,
and
our
custodians
have
adopted
new
and
additional
cleaning
protocols
to
keep
our
schools
healthy
and
safe.
O
Our
facilities
department
has
replaced
Windows,
delivered,
5
000
air
purifiers,
1.5
million,
coveted
rapid
tests
to
all
of
our
schools,
and
so
on.
Because
of
the
dedication
of
these
public
servants
and
their
teamwork,
we've
been
able
to
get
through
this
pandemic
and
these
very
challenging
past
few
years.
There
is
still
a
lot
of
work
ahead
of
us,
though
I
especially
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
also
Dr
Jenny
Lobel
Lopes,
who
you'll
hear
from
on
this
panel.
O
Dr
Lopes
joined
us
in
the
middle
of
this
pandemic,
and
you
know
has
really
been
a
steadfast
leader
for
us
as
we're
guiding
our
decisions
and
responses
and
for
our
students.
You
know
this
hasn't
just
been
about
their
physical
health.
It's
also
been
about
their
mental
health,
their
academic
learning
and
their
overall
well-being.
We
talk
a
lot
about
that
this
school
year.
We
continue
to
prioritize
that
physical
health
of
our
students
and
staff,
while
also
balancing
all
of
their
needs.
The
past
few
years
have
been
very
hard
and
even
scary.
O
At
times,
we've
all
been
through
a
lot,
but
we
have
learned
a
lot.
One
thing
that
is
challenging
about
the
covid-19
pandemic
is
that
it's
unpredictable.
We
must
do
our
best
to
plan,
but
we
must
also
be
prepared
to
Pivot.
Should
the
data
and
consultation
from
our
Health
Partners
inform
that
we
need
a
different
approach
at
the
end
of
last
school
year
and
throughout
this
past
summer
we
met
to
do
our
best
planning,
always
with
Equity
strong
communication
with
our
Health
Partners.
O
The
analysis
of
the
data
and
an
understanding
of
what
health
mitigation
measures
would
make
sense
at
the
these
were
at
the
center
of
every
decision
that
we
made
vphc
has
continued
to
advise
BPS
on
our
health
and
safety
protocols
for
this
school
year.
We
looked
at
what
worked
last
year
and
what
didn't?
Unlike
most
districts
in
Massachusetts
we've,
provided
a
number
of
tools
to
our
schools,
students,
staff
and
families
to
use
so
that
they
can
protect
themselves
and
each
other.
O
O
Our
protocols,
as
I
said
earlier,
go
far
beyond
what
other
districts
in
Massachusetts
are
doing
as
they
should
this
year.
They
include
a
multi-pronged
approach
which
includes
daily
meetings
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission.
In
these
meetings
we
look
at
the
number
of
cases
from
that
day,
both
self-reported
also
in
school,
symptomatic
testing.
O
We
also
look
at
absence
data
on
a
regular
basis
to
understand
if
there
are
any
trends
that
we
should
be
looking
at
or
concerned
about,
or
any
sudden
drops
at
a
specific
school
and
then
we
also
are
in
constant
communication
with
our
Cova
coordinators
and
our
nurses
at
schools
who
have
reported
up.
You
know
not
only
about
covet,
but
a
variety
of
illnesses
and
and
viruses
that
we're
seeing
we've
also
offered
in-school
symptomatic
testing.
O
So
if
a
student
is
experiencing
symptoms,
while
they're
in
school,
they
can
go
down
to
the
nurse
and
and
receive
a
test,
and
then
we
also
have
provided
the
free
weekly
rapid
test.
So
it's
a
test
kit
that
we
give
out
to
every
student
and
staff
at
school.
That's
the
1.5
million
test
that
the
facilities
department
has
delivered
over
the
last
few
months
so
that
they
students
and
staff
can
test
weekly,
and
we
encourage
that
and
we
ask
that
families
do
that.
O
We
also
have
air
purifiers
as
you've
heard
in
every
classroom
and
common
space,
and
one
thing
I'm
particularly
proud
about
is
the
vaccine
clinics
that
we've
hosted.
We
have
hosted
over
99
vaccine
clinics
at
nearly
all
Boston
Public
Schools,
vaccinating
4
300
or
over
4
300
BPS
staff,
students
and
families
and
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
kersey's
Fernandez
who
leads
that
work
on
my
team.
O
We
know
you
know
the
vaccines,
it's
it's
important
to
bring
them
to
people
right,
not
everybody's,
always
going
to
go.
You
know
on
their
own
to
find
it,
so
you
so
bringing
it
to
the
schools
has
been
really
successful
and
we
want
to
continue
to
do
that.
You
know
throughout
this
year
and
and
highly
highly
likely
that
we'll
continue
it
next
year
and
we
didn't
just
offer
covet.
We
also
offered
the
flu,
so
that
was
really
important,
so
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work
that
we've
done.
O
We
can
always
learn
and
and
understand
what
else
we
should
be
doing,
but
because
of
the
lessons
that
we've
learned,
we
are
stronger
because
of
it.
We
are
now
learning
to
live
in
a
world
where
covid
exists.
We
must
be
aware
of
it.
We
must
monitor
its
impact
and
work
together
to
increase
those
vaccination
rates
and
all
of
these
things
we
are
doing
on
a
daily
basis.
O
We
must
also
acknowledge
the
impact
that
this
pandemic
has
had
on
our
students,
social
and
relational
skills,
their
mental
health
and
their
academic
growth.
There
is
a
lot
we
must
do
over
the
next
few
years
to
help
our
students
recover
and
we're
committed
to
doing
that
work,
because
there
is
no
greater
responsibility
that
we
have.
A
Accommodating
us,
because
I
think
that
we
miss
out
on
an
opportunity
to
be
in
community
and
in
dialogue
with
each
other
when
technology
gets
in
the
way
of
just
having
real
dialogue.
So
I
appreciate
the
effort
that
BPS
is
making
and
Annie
want
to
just
give
you
a
shout
out
for
coaching
them
in
the
way
that
you
have.
So
thank
you
going
to
I
believe
I
have
one
more
person.
Q
Q
came
out
of
covid
as
a
nurse
and
then
into
covet
again
in
the
school
district,
and
so
I
do
think.
It's
important
I
heard
a
few
things
about
language
and
making
things
accessible
for
our
families
and
I
want
to
say
for
health
services
and
for
BPS
I,
don't
know
what
else
is
more
priority
for
us.
I
am
a
BPS.
Alum
I
went
to
the
time
in
elementary
school,
the
umanda
Barnes
Middle,
School
and
I'm
a
graduate
of
Madison
Park.
Q
Q
Q
Our
assistant
director,
Dr
Swan,
Mahoney
who's
in
the
audience,
is
also
a
VBS
parent.
I
was
nursing
program.
Director
is
a
BPS
parent
and
so
I
think
when
we,
when
we
talk
about
the
work
that
we
do
every
day
through
covet,
whether
it's
work
until
midnight
waking
up
again
and
doing
it
calling
families
on
the
weekend,
our
nurses,
having
remote
time
for
families,
making
sure
that
all
the
work
we're
doing
has
translation
for
our
families.
Q
So
our
families
can
have
access
to
more
testing
and
this
year
because
we
can,
we
did,
and
so
our
families
have
access
to
tests
and
I
say
all
the
time
if
your
grandmother
uses
that
test
I'm
happy
because
we're
for
our
community
and
for
all
our
students
and
our
families
and
so
I
know
it's
hard
to
talk
about
transparency,
to
show
the
work
that
we
do.
But
every
day
we
meet
with
Boston
Public
Health
commission
every
single
day
at
4
pm,
and
we
discuss
cases
at
the
schools.
Q
We
develop
cluster
protocols
as
a
follow-up
from
Serge.
We
have
learned
so
much
and
we're
not
just
talking
about
covet.
We
have
infectious
disease
protocols
in
place
and
we
keep
learning
and
we
keep
growing
and
we
are
here
for
our
families
and
our
students.
That
is
our
priority,
and
so
we're
happy
to
be
here
today.
I
always
get
nervous.
I
won't
lie
but
happy
to
be
here
today
to
have
open
dialogue
always
open
to
having
conversations
with
our
families.
They
call
Health
Services.
Q
Q
Of
course
that's
why
we're
here
to
do
better
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
that,
because
I
think
it's
important
I
come
I'm
from
Cape
Verde
I
came
here
when
I
was
seven
I
didn't
speak,
English
I
had
to
teach
myself
through
Sesame
Street
until
I
could
go
to
China,
Elementary,
School
and
so
I
always
think
about
that
family.
I.
Think
about
my
mom,
who
worked
three
jobs
and
was
here
undocumented
and
had
to
go
through
that
life.
So
we
we
are
BPS.
This
is
our
community.
Q
So
when
we
talk
about
our
families,
we
think
about
all
of
that
I.
Don't
think
about
I!
Think
about
all
the
families,
okay
and
I-
always
think
about
my
mom
and
everything
she
had
to
go
through
here
in
this
country
and
not
speaking
English
and
the
work
that
had
to
be
done.
So
we
can
be
successful.
So
that's
what
we
do
here
every
day,
so
I
wanted
to
say
that
to
open
it
up
and
I,
don't
want
to
get
emotional,
because
I
tend
to
do
that
sometimes,
but
we're
done
here
and
then
we'll.
A
A
A
So
I
really
do
appreciate
you
bringing
your
full
self
into
the
space,
because
that's
what
we
need
to
ground
ourselves
in
is
that
lived
experience
and
that
lived
experiencing
honoring.
That
lived
experience
from
everyone
who
has
testified
because
it
is
not
easy
to
send
your
child
to
school
and
not
know
whether
or
not
they're
going
to
get
infected
and
then
to
bring
that
child
home
and
whether
or
not
you're
going
to
be
able
to
go
to
work
and
if
you
miss
work
and
you're
an
hourly
wage
worker.
A
That's
three
days
five
days
out
of
work
that
right
there
is
a
full
weeks
of
pay,
that's
going
to
impact
whether
or
not
you're
going
to
eat.
So
all
of
these
things
have
serious
consequences,
and
while
I
appreciate
this
being
about
BPS
and
learning,
it's
also
important
for
us
to
recognize
the
financial
hardships
that
we
are
causing.
So
many
of
our
undocumented.
A
A
R
R
A
Lucky
I
saw
you
here
and
then
did
I
say
that
right,
yes,
the
shore,
because
everybody
always
butchers
my
name,
so
it
says
here
you
guys,
will
be
willing
to
assist
with
q
a
are
you
comfortable
with
that
and
being
part
of
the
conversation
in
case
they
ask
questions.
Do
you
you
do
want
to
say
a
thing
or
two
or
are
you
good,
yeah.
A
B
R
Good
afternoon,
councilor
Flynn,
thank
you
for
having
me.
So
that's
a
somewhat
hard
question
to
answer,
and
I
only
say
that,
because
when
we
talk
about
HVAC,
it's
oftentimes
referred
to
as
one
item
when
we
talk
about
HVAC,
it's
heating,
ventilation,
air
and
air
conditioning
and
the
status
of
that
is
all
of
our
buildings
have
heat.
Currently
when
it
comes
to
ventilation,
just
as
was
said
with
fam
Kasha,
we
are
looking
at
90
of
our
buildings
that
are
not
fully
mechanically
ventilated
and
when
it
comes
to
AC.
B
O
B
B
B
I
represent
a
large
Asian
community
in
Boston,
and
the
pandemic
also
hit
the
Asian
Community
extremely
hard
for
many.
Many
different
reasons
we're
also
dealing
with
language
and
communication
access
challenges.
Food
access,
some
some
immigration
related
issues.
What
are
we
doing
specifically
to
work
with
DPS
families,
Asian
families,
to
assist
them
the
best
we
can.
P
Audible,
oh
here
we
go
so
you
know,
generally
speaking,
one
of
the
areas
that
we
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
have
actually
prioritized
is
really
the
translation
of
our
materials
into
the
BPS
core
set
of
languages,
which
I
believe
includes
both
Chinese
and
Vietnamese.
If
that's
correct,
so
we
have
actually
in
the
in
the
past
few
months,
we
launched
a
healthy
at
home
for
the
holidays
campaign
bphc,
and
we
distributed
over
25
000
brochures
across
sort
of
our
city,
including
to
our
BPS
schools.
P
You
know,
and
so
that
I
think
the
availability
of
multilingual
resources
has
been
an
area
that
we
have
prioritized
in
terms
of
specific
Partnerships
for
Asian
families.
I'd
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
more
question
and
we
obviously
are
looking
to
expand
Partnerships,
but
at
the
very
least,
multilingual
resources
and
expanding
for
media.
Recognizing
what's
been
said
that
it's
not
only
you
know,
brochures,
but
rather
video
videos
and
other
kind
of
multimedia
messages
is
a
priority
for
us
in
the
future.
B
B
P
So
in
terms
of
Public,
Health,
Services
I
think
the
big
area
partnership
that
we've
you
know
kind
of
highlighted
this
year
has
been
providing
vaccinations
and
similarly
really
providing,
like
you,
know,
multimedia
resources,
to
make
sure
that
families
are
aware
of
those
vaccinations
and
I
can
I
might
defer
to
BPS
on
strategies
like
robocalls
and
others
that
they
have
utilized
also
to
promote
our
back
to
school
events.
So
we
had
two
events
in
September
where
we
vaccinated
around
1300
individuals
and,
as
mentioned
our
vaccination
clinics
have
also
you
know
been
quite
successful.
P
I
think,
generally,
an
area
where
we
at
infectious
disease
Bureau
really
want
to
continue
working
with
BPS
is
on
how
to
provide
resources
that
they
can
utilize
to
engage
families
around
vaccine
education
being
up
to
date
with
vaccines
and
mitigation
strategies.
But
if
any
questions
about
families
I
might
prefer,
if
you
have
other
others,
yeah
I
think
the.
O
Only
thing
I
would
add
today,
I,
don't
know
you
know
we,
we
do
a
lot
of
work
at
the
school
level.
As
you
know,
counselor,
with
our
social
workers,
our
family
Liaisons,
our
nurses,
right
those
individual
relationships
that
the
school
really
matter
and
that's
often
who
our
families
know
and
trust
the
most
and
so
working
with
schools
to
make
sure
they
have
the
materials
they
need
the
protocols
all
of
the
different
explanations
we
do
translate.
O
B
Are
we
having
are
we
struggling
with
hiring
BPS
Personnel
in
the
mental
health,
Fields
or
social
worker
fields
that
speak
Cantonese,
fluently,
Social
Services,
providing
services
to
families
that
speak
Cantonese?
Are
we
having
a
difficult
time
trying
to
hire
someone
that
speaks
that
language,
so
that
they're
able
to
effectively
communicate
with
them
with
the
parents.
O
B
O
I
I
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
the
Cantonese
piece
specifically,
but
I
can
say
that
our
office
of
recruitment
does
a
lot
of
work
with
colleges
with
you
know:
Community
Partners
and
trying
to
make
sure
people
know
that
we're
hiring
a
BPS.
And
if
anybody
wants
to
work
at
BPS,
you
can
go
to
bostonpublicschools.org
jobs
and
find
out
more
information.
There.
Oh,
never
miss
an
opportunity
for
a
plug.
B
What
is
in
my
final
question,
as
as
we
prepare
for
the
budget,
what
should
we
know
as
city
council
is
that
you
need
funding
for
a
particular
program
that
is
desperately
needed?
What
is
that
program?
What
are
those
services,
and
are
you
going
to
get
that
commitment
from
from
the
city
from
the
mayor's
office
from
the
city
council?
What
can
the
city
council
do
to
be
more
proactive
in
advocating
for
BPS
during
the
budget
process.
O
Yeah.
Thank
you
for
that
question.
We
are
in
the
process
of
presenting
our
budget
to
school
committee.
We
actually
have
a
budget
hearing
on
Thursday
night,
where
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
our
school-based
budgets
and
the
work
and
the
Investments
that
we're
making
there
so
I
I'd
have
to
talk
to
our
CFO
Nate
Cooter
to
understand.
If
there
are
programs,
specifically
that
we're
looking
to
fund
I
will
say,
I
know
that
the
city
invested
an
additional
65
million
dollars
into
bps's
budget
this
year.
O
A
Some
are
just
Samara
regards
to
ventilation,
and
you
know
climate
and
all
that
good
stuff,
and
some
of
it
is
more
processed
I'm,
going
to
start
with
the
process.
First,
because
I
think
to
me
the
process
is
always
so
much
more
important
than
the
outcome,
and
it's
how
we
got
here
and
so
the
process
that
I'd
like
to
just
spend
a
little
bit
of
time
in,
is
really
understanding.
A
O
O
Yeah
I
mean
I,
think
you
know
I
think
what
folks
should
know
is.
Ultimately
the
final
decision
is
the
superintendent's
right,
but
we
do
consult
with
obviously
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission,
on
their
recommendations
and
in
terms
of
you
know,
Community
input
I
mean
we
hear
from
families
all
the
time
anecdotally
right,
but
we
also
have
more
formal
ways
that
we
do
reach
out
to
families
and
engage
with
them.
So
Jenny.
Do
you
want
to
talk
anymore
about.
Q
We
have
always
gone
above
what
the
isolation
and
quarantine
protocols
were,
for
example,
as
Dr
Sanchez
mentioned
earlier,
because
we
think
about
our
population
of
students
when
it
comes
to,
for
example,
our
students
in
our
ABA
classrooms,
who
can't
mask
or
can't
test,
we
have
to
take
into
consideration
the
staff.
How
can
they
mask?
How
can
they
protect
the
students,
and
so
there
are
many
tiny
little
details
that
go
into
the
process
of
making
these
decisions.
Q
We
also
met
with
family
Liaisons
from
the
schools
to
make
sure
that
communication
is
shared
with
families,
especially
around
health
and
safety
and
covid.
Oh
nurses.
We
meet
without
nurses
bi-weekly
this
year,
but
last
year
we
met
with
them
weekly
to
discuss
protocols
now
we'll
need
to
discuss
protocols
but
to
have
their
feedback
and
input
on
the
protocols
that
we
were
implementing.
Q
But
definitely
it
is
in
collaboration
always
with
Dr
Sanchez
and
Boston
Public
Health,
commission
and
the
superintendent
definitely
pulls
us
to
the
side
and
wants
to
meet
with
us
to
understand
better
what
is
going
on
not
just
the
data
but
out
thoughts,
especially
this
year
when
we
had
concerns
about
flu
and
RSV
on
top
of
coven.
Thank.
A
A
That's
what
I
like
to
see
more
of
here
so
I
just
want
to
note
that
for
the
record,
Brian
I'm
going
to
ask
you
a
question
since
you
are
here:
how
can
about
how
BPS
is
maintaining
adequate
ventilation
is
BPS.
Now
installing
window
AC
units
is
BPS
is
policy
to
date
in
schools
without
mechanical
HVAC
systems.
A
Thank
you
question
and
I'm,
not
sure,
because
I
know
that
we
had
asked
while
we
were
preparing
this
and
I'm
not
going
to
throw
Chantal
under
the
bus,
but
I
am
going
to
throw
you
under
the
bus,
real,
quick,
Chantel
or
Annie,
or
someone
here.
Someone
could
you
know
I'm
really
sad
to
see
that
we
don't
have
anyone
here
from
the
mayor's
team.
It's
all
BPS
and
you
know
well
the
facilities
side
of
things
right.
A
A
Oh,
you
might
okay
good,
so
you
hear
okay,
because
what
I'm
gonna
try
I
hope
so
Megan,
because
what
I'm
really
hoping
is
to
have
a
holistic
conversation,
because
there
are
things
happening
all
across
different
departments
and
it
feels
like
everyone's
having
their
own
sidebar
conversation.
But
when
it
comes
to
this,
it's
I
think
important
for
us
to
all
kind
of
have
all
the
key
stakeholders
and
decision
making
folks
in
this
space.
A
O
O
We,
we
know
how
bad
our
school
buildings
are,
and
we
are
now
finalizing
the
tools
that
we
need
to
really
understand
how
we
prioritize,
and
also,
how
do
we
sort
of
shave
off
some
time
from
these
long
timelines
right
of
taking
you
know,
eight
to
ten
years
to
finally
get
a
new
building.
Well,
the
students
who
are
there
today
won't
actually
be
able
to
experience
or
benefit
that
new
building
right
and
we
do
have
to
do
this
really
hard
work
because
our
students
deserve.
O
You
know
buildings
that
are
beautiful
buildings
that
Inspire
their
learning
buildings
that
create
different
spaces
for
them
to
learn
right.
We
teach
differently
than
we
did
a
hundred
years
ago.
When
some
of
these
buildings
were
built,
they
don't
have
gyms,
they
don't
have
libraries,
they
don't
have
cafeterias
right,
and
so
those
are
some
of
the
basics
that
we're
doing
so.
We
are
finalizing
the
facilities
condition
assessment,
which
is:
is
the
industry
standard
for
what
BPS
will
really
need
to
understand?
O
The
condition
of
our
building
Brian
can
certainly
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
If,
if
you
want
more
information
there
and
we're
also
in
the
process
of
finalizing
the
design
study,
which
is
really
about
saying
what
do
we
want
elementary
schools
to
look
like?
And
what
do
we
want
high
schools
to
look
like
and,
of
course,
each
school
is
going
to
be
unique
right,
but
there's
80
percent
of
it.
That
is
what
we
just
expect.
O
Every
building
should
have
right
and
so
that
doing
that
design,
study
and
we're
in
the
process
of
doing
community
engagement
on
that
would
love
to
share
those
dates
with
you,
because
we
love
your
help,
amplifying
that
that
will
allow
us
to
now
have
a
baseline.
So
we
don't
have
to
do
that
whole
year
of
design
right
for
each
new
project,
so
those
are
some
of
the
tools
that
we're
using.
In
addition,
you
know
the
mayor's
team
BPS,
the
green
New
Deal
team.
O
We
are
in
constant
communication
about
you,
know
our
buildings
and
and
what
you
know,
emergency
work
needs
to
be
done.
What
we're
prioritizing
in
terms
of
based
on
what
we?
What
data
we
do
currently
have
I
know
that
it's
frustrating
and
I
know
that
rightfully
so
people
are
impatient
with
it.
I
do
think
that
we
are
getting
to
a
place
where
we're
going
to
be
close
on
really
having
some
of
these
really
important
foundational
tools
that
will
help
inform
that
larger
conversation.
Thank.
A
You
I'm
going
to
ask
one
more
question
in
in
the
interest
of
time
just
because
we
have
one
more
panel
and
you
know
a
lot
of
people
ready
to
testify.
I'm
just
curious.
If
you
could
just
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
the
policy.
There's
a
policy.
Can
a
policy
be
adopted
for
installing
modern
ventilation
system,
whether
feasible
in
schools
undergoing
Renovations,
without
waiting
for
complete
building
overhauls?
A
Yeah,
so
you
know
it
says:
are
the
city
slash
BPS
planning
to
add
ventilation,
to
the
90
schools
without
AC
and
could
you
know
and
add
the
ventilation
questions
like
what
I
really
want
to
get
at
here
with
this
particular
question?
Is
a
policy
being
adopted
for
us
and
for
installing
modern
ventilation
system,
whether
feasible
in
schools
undergoing
Renovations,
without
waiting
for
complete
building
overhauls
yeah.
O
O
R
So
I
was
going
to
say
the
the
short
answer
to
that
is
yes,
yes,
we
can
make
sure
that
modern
technology
is
put
in
the
schools,
but
in
order
for
us
to
do
that,
we
had
to
do
a
few
things
which
is
investing
in
them.
Now
we
have
our
ivaq
grant,
which
is
the
one
from
the
state
that's
going
to
help
us
with
the
15.1
million
to
help
us
start
assessing
our
schools
for
putting
modern
technology
in
them,
and
then
we
also
have
invested
in
maintaining
our
existing
equipment.
R
We
are
also
working
with
PFD
to
come
up
with
a
set
of
Standards
so
that
we
are
not
spending
a
whole
lot
of
time
waiting
on
a
full
renovation
of
a
building
before
we
could
make
improvements
to
it.
Now
you
said
the
physical
and
Technical
barriers
of
that
it's
the
oldest
school
district.
That
seems
to
be
our
biggest
barrier.
That's
getting
in
the
way,
we're
finding
that
these
buildings
aren't
made
to
withstand
21st
century
standards.
R
So
I
would
say:
that's
number
one
we're
looking
at
electrical
upgrades
on
top
of
HVAC
upgrades
handicap
and
accessibility
upgrades
as
well
as
some
of
these
other
things
that
are
compact
as
well
before
we
can
get
to
making
some
of
those
changes
and
working
with
our
partners
and
is
see
on
variances
where
those
can
be
applied.
But
we
already
have
that
work
in
place
to
start
and
we're
working
with
ISD
now
and
we're
working
with
our
house
doctors
and
Engineers
to
start
deciding
these
buildings
for
retrofits.
A
Here
we
are,
you,
know,
years
of
behind
in
terms
of
providing
children
with
adequate
conditions,
to
learn
and
says
a
lot
about
us
and
I.
Think
and
that's
why
I'm
encouraged
by
the
green
New,
Deal
and
all
the
Investments
that
we're
going
to
be
making.
But
who
has
the
time
to
wait
10
years
to
see
those
things
happen,
another
generation
in
another
decade,
so
I
would
love
to
really
start
seeing
immediate
things
that
we
could
do
right
now,
yeah
that
will
help
improve
the
quality
of
air
and
conditions
for
our
students
and.
O
I
think
that's
what
counselor
Louis
John
was
talking
about
too
right.
How
are
we
we
being
strategic
about
understanding
some
of
the
small
projects
that
we
have
to
do
and
that's
where
we
do
rely
on
programs
like
the
msba,
but
that's
like
for
like
we,
whatever
we
are
getting
rid
of
it's
a
state
program,
we
have
to
replace
it
with
that
same
thing
right.
So
there's
there's
other
barriers
like
that
that
are
just
beyond
what
BPS
can
control.
Okay,
all.
A
A
A
A
You
are
here
with
us.
I
hope,
I.
Believe
hello.
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
Julia,
wonderful,
and
just
because
you
are
virtually
I
hope
you
could
still
hear.
If
you
go
over
your
five
minutes,
you
hear
that
all
right
I
do
hear
that.
Thank
you
all
right
make
sure
you
pay
attention
here
all
right.
Let
me
set
the
timer
to
five
minutes
all
right.
You
now
have
the
floor.
Julia.
S
Thank
you,
I'm
grateful
to
the
city
councilors
for
holding
this
meeting
to
everyone
working
hard
to
serve
the
Boston
community
and
to
everyone
participating
in
this
session.
This
afternoon,
I'm
Julia,
reisman
and
assistant
professor
at
the
Boston
University
School
of
Public
Health
and
I
lead
the
Copic
19
U.S
state
policy
database,
we're
here
not
just
to
look
out
for
individuals
but
to
look
out
for
our
society,
but
we
can
all
individually
experience.
We
may
prefer
not
to
put
on
a
mask
in
this
moment
or
that
our
own
infection
may
not
be
severe.
S
We
also
know
that
what
our
society
experiences
when
many
people
are
infected
at
one
time
is
severe.
Many
people
have
bad
Health
outcomes
and
missed
work
with
large
disparities
by
race,
ethnicity
and
income.
We
rely
on
our
policy
makers
to
support
our
society
and
to
reduce
inequities
as
much
as
we
wish
it
was
behind
us.
We
know
covid
continues.
There
were
250
cases
in
Boston
Public
Schools
this
week
and
more
than
5
000
cases
this
school
year.
The
Delta
and
Omicron
variants
caught
the
US
by
the
prize.
S
Boston
should
not
be
surprised
by
harmful
new
variants.
We
should
be
prepared,
I
will
suggest
we
need
leadership
on
Smart,
evidence-based
Middle,
Ground
policies.
I
have
three
recommendations
to
stay
ahead
of
the
curve
in
the
continuing
pandemic,
one
prepare
to
continue
back
to
school
and
routine
vaccination
clinic
two
prepare
to
bring
back
temporary
math
policies
after
school
breaks
and
for
new
variants
and
three
improve
representation
of
BPS
families
and
policy
decisions.
My
first
recommendation
is
to
prepare
to
continue
back
to
school
and
routine
vaccination
and
booster
clinics
for
families.
S
Vaccines
remain
very
effective
for
reducing
severe
covid-19,
but
the
availability
of
vaccines
is
not
the
same
as
being
up
to
date
on
vaccinations
and
boosters.
20
of
the
Boston
population
is
not
fully
vaccinated.
Those
numbers
are
much
higher
for
children,
Massachusetts,
40
percent
of
children,
Age
5
to
11
and
74
percent
of
children.
Age
under
age
five
are
not
vaccinated.
S
There
are
large
disparities
in
vaccination
and
booster
coverage
by
income
and
by
race
and
ethnicity.
When
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
LED
an
outdoor
vaccination
clinic
in
nice
weather
in
the
fall
along
with
food
and
gift
certificates,
hundreds
of
people
came
out.
It
was
beyond
capacity.
That's
what
we
should
be
before
supporting
across
the
city
at
scale
every
fall.
This
will
help
children
and
their
families
stay
out
of
hospital
emergency
rooms
every
winter.
S
While
vaccines
are
very
helpful
for
reducing
severe
disease,
they
are
also
less
effective
than
we
hope
for
preventing
cases
or
some
severe
outcomes
like
long
covet.
This
leads
to
my
second
recommendation,
which
is
to
implement
evidence-based,
mask
policies
to
reduce
covid
cases
for
key
periods
such
as
after
the
upcoming
February
break,
and
when
there
are
new
variants,
several
rigorous
lab
studies
and
policy
analyzes
show.
Mass
policies
are
effective,
they
begin
working
immediately
and
their
effect
grows
over
time.
As
each
case
averted
reduces
spread
to
others.
S
One
point
I
want
to
make
clear
is
that
the
evidence
does
not
indicate
that
recommending
masks
is
effective.
The
reason
is
simple:
if
one-third
or
one-half
of
people
are
not
wearing
masks,
just
one
sick
person
can
fill
the
air
around
everyone
else
with
covid
Boston
LED
on
mass
policies
for
most
of
the
pandemic,
and
it
made
a
difference
for
people
here.
Study
in
the
New
England
Journal
of
Medicine
shows
there
were
30
percent
fewer
student
cases
and
40
percent
fewer
teacher
cases
last
spring.
That
means
less
severe
outcomes,
less
missed
work
and
less
overloaded
hospitals.
S
This
is
the
kind
of
evidence-based
equity-oriented
leadership.
Boston
should
continue,
but
has
not
continued
this
school
year.
This
school
year
did
not
Boston
did
not
resume
evidence-based,
mask
policies
to
reduce
transmission
even
for
a
temporary
period.
Never
implementing
Mass
penalties
is
an
extreme
approach.
You
may
think
that
most
places
in
the
US
are
doing
that
this,
but
this
has
actually
hurt
the
United
States.
The
U.S
death
rate
was
more
than
doubled,
that
of
other
high-income
countries
during
the
Delta
and
Omicron
surges.
I
do
not
want
to
see
Boston
join
the
rest
of
the
country.
S
It
is
key
to
improve
the
transparency
of
who
is
making
policy
decisions
and
to
include
BPS
family
in
those
decisions,
and
this
is
my
third
recommendation
to
greatly
strengthen
policy
transparency
and
the
processes
for
including
BPS
families
in
decision
making.
Have
you,
as
you've
heard
today
and
as
I've,
had
the
pleasure
of
learning
through
my
work
with
samkoza,
these
Community
leaders
have
as
much
expertise
on
covid
mitigation.
As
my
colleagues
working
at
public
health
school,
they
also
have
unique
expertise
of
lived
experience
of
how
covet
is
affecting
their
communities.
S
Bamkosa
has
done
so
much
service
to
the
families
served
by
BPS
and
deserves
respect
from
policy
makers
and
to
be
directly
involved
in
policy
decisions.
Boston
had
leadership
elected
based
on
a
campaign
promise
to
take
on
our
hardest
challenges
and
to
Center
our
efforts
on
the
pursuit
of
racial,
economic
and
climate
Justice.
His
Spirit
should
be
better
reflected
in
covid
policy
decision.
Thank
you
to
the
city
council
for
taking
the
first
step
in
supporting
Health
policies
that
best
serve
BPS
families.
Through
this
hearing
today,.
A
You
went
over
the
time,
but
no,
we
do
appreciate
your
time.
I
just
want
to
be
super.
Mindful
with
that.
We
do
have
a
hard
stop
at
six
and
we
have
a
number
of
people
who
are
waiting
to
be
to
do
public
testimony.
So
Jonathan
I
am
going
to
have
to
take
a
minute
out
of
your
time
that
Julia
stole
from
you
just
so
you
know
I'm.
So
sorry,
it's
okay,
Julia,
but
I'm
gonna
give
Jonathan
and
the
spirit
of
moving
things
along
five
minutes.
Okay,
that's
it
I'm.
K
T
All
right,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Jonathan
Haynes
I'm,
a
school
nurse
in
Boston
and
I'm,
a
member
of
the
Boston
Teachers
Union,
and
an
elected
member
nurse
faculty
Senate
and
nurses
joint
Union
management
committee
as
a
BTU
rep
for
nurse,
as
I
often
hear
about
how
the
past
few
years
have
taken
an
emotional
and
physical
toll
on
my
colleagues,
I
hear
about
nurses,
who
can't
sleep
at
night
worrying
about
what
they'll
have
to
do.
The
next
day,
I
hear
about
nurses,
who've
had
to
start
blood
pressure.
T
Medication
who've
had
GI
problems
as
a
result
of
the
stress
they've
been
put
under
in
work.
Nurses
are
suffering
the
effects
of
covet
in
ways
we've
not
begun
to
understand,
because
we've
not
yet
sought
to
ask
that
question.
So
I
want
to
invite
the
members
of
the
council
and
decision
makers
in
the
district
to
consider
ways
to
support
our
nurses
that
are
based
on
the
lived
experiences
of
our
nurses.
T
When
our
nurses
say,
the
workload
in
their
school
is
too
high
to
meet
the
needs
of
all
their
students
and
families,
listen
to
them
and
be
willing
to
take
action.
Please
remember
it
was
the
advocacy
of
nurses
through
our
Union
that
gave
us
at
least
one
full-time
nurse
in
every
school
right
before
the
pandemic
hit
last
December
7th,
the
nurse
faculty
Senate
passed
a
resolution
in
support
of
implementing
mandatory
masking
in
our
schools.
Immediately
after
the
winter
break.
A
similar
resolution
was
passed
by
the
btu
on
December
14th.
T
The
dates
are
important.
These
discussions
were
based
on
both
Looking
Backward
and
looking
forward
after
the
Thanksgiving
break.
We
saw
the
surge
in
cases
of
covet
in
the
community,
so
part
of
our
impetus
was
to
pass
the
res
in
passing.
A
resolution
was
to
acknowledge
that
doing
nothing
was
not
a
good
choice,
but
while
we're
able
to
pass
a
resolution
in
early
December
about
something
that
was
going
to
happen
in
January
didn't
we
have
to
wait
and
see
what
the
numbers
look
like
later
in
the
month.
T
No,
we
did
not,
because
we
already
knew
that
Universal
masking
can
yield
better
results
than
voluntary
masking,
as
documented
by
our
own
Health
commission.
Masking
is
a
preventive
strategy
waiting
to
plan
and
Implement
a
preventive
strategy
until
the
thing
you're
trying
to
prevent
is
already
taking
place
really
makes
no
sense.
T
I
want
to
emphasize
this
point,
because
I
was
involved
in
multiple
discussions
at
many
levels
throughout
the
pandemic
and
more
often
than
not
BPS
took
a
wait
and
see
approach,
and
almost
always
when
there's
an
unequal
power
of
decision.
Making
a
wait
and
see
approach
reinforces
the
power
of
those
who
have
it
and
takes
away
agency
from
those
who
don't
transparency
can
mean
a
certain
group
of
people
hold
all
the
power
and
decision-making
ability,
and
they,
let
others
see
what
they're
doing.
T
But
this
level
of
transparency
is
not
enough
to
transform
the
culture
and
practice
in
our
district
when
it
comes
to
participation
and
to
respect
there's
a
deeper
level
of
transparency
in
which
involvement
in
assessing
and
planning
and
decision
making
are
shared
throughout
the
pandemic,
and
even
before
then
many
BPS
nurses
aspire
to
this
second
level
of
transparency.
When
we
were
effective
in
gaining
what
representative,
Shirley
Chisholm
called
the
seat
at
the
table,
some
amazing
work
was
done.
T
T
Unfortunately,
the
suggestions
from
that
group
regarding
planning
and
assessment
were
not
implemented,
but
the
important
point
I
want
to
make
about
this
is
that
the
potential
of
nurses
to
transform
the
way
we
work
together
as
a
district
was
made
visible
at
that
time.
As
we
move
forward
with
planning
and
implementing
safety
measures,
we
can't
afford
to
leave
out
those
who
are
closest
to
the
work
and
those
who
are
most
directly
impacted
by
those
decisions.
T
This
is
true
for
facilities
planning
and
for
any
changes
the
district
makes
in
regards
to
school
closures,
mergers
and
temporary
arrangements.
As
we
work
on
the
green
New
Deal
will
every
renovation
take
into
account
the
needs
of
Health
offices
for
space
light
heat
and
safety,
including
a
designated
separate
space
for
sick
children?
Will
planning
involve
other
essential
service
providers
like
occupational
therapists,
Mental,
Health,
Specialists
and
physical
therapists?
My
biggest
frustration
with
BPS
during
the
past?
T
Three
years
of
covert
was
how
decision
makers
consistently
waited
for
deci
to
make
policy
and
then
to
follow
the
bare
minimum
of
deci
requirements.
This
approach
left
out
so
many
people
I
always
felt
that
we
could
do
better
that,
with
the
resources
that
we
have
here
in
Boston,
we
could
raise
the
bar
of
safety
higher.
T
T
T
Nurses
have
close
contact
with
many
many
families,
teachers
oftentimes
are
calling
families
and
talking
about
their
their
students
and
that's
a
resource
that
we
have
to
engage
families
and
to
get
back
information,
but
if
nurses
are
so
overworked
and
that
they
don't
have
time
to
even
complete
their
documentation
during
the
day.
They
cannot
then
turn
that
around
that
engagement,
the
quality
of
that
engagement
changes
and
it's
the
same
thing.
Floyd
teaches.
T
If
teachers
don't
have
the
time
and
resources
to
really
listen
to
parents
and
bring
that
back
into
the
conversation
and
there's
no
way
for
us
right
now
to
bring
that
back
into
the
conversation.
I
think
it's
just
a
really
overlooked
resource
that
we
have.
That
could
really
up
our
game
and
engagement.
A
Thank
you,
Jonathan
and
I
will
just
say
for
that.
My
daughter's
nurse
at
the
previous
school
that
she
attended
still
keeps
me
in
constant
communication
about
the
issues
that
some
of
the
other
parents
are
dealing
with
and,
and
it
is
you
all,
are
the
front
line
workers
in
many
ways
and
being
able
to
connect
families
to
what
they
need
and
I.
A
Think
that
you,
as
our
key
stakeholders
and
I,
think
that
BPS
needs
to
create
a
direct
point
of
contact
for
information
discrimination,
but
also
being
able
to
share
information
with
BPS
in
terms
of
what
you're
hearing
from
families.
So
I
do
appreciate
your
time,
and
testimony
and
I
want
to
note
that
Julia
I,
I
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
any
specific
things
that
you
didn't
get
to
say.
A
A
B
B
B
You
know
they
may
have
tested
positive
several
times
for
covid
they're
dealing
with
a
lot
of
challenges,
but
what
are
some
of
the
public
health
related
issues
that
nurses
are
seeing
personally
and
what
impact
does
that
have
on
their
duties
as
a
as
a
as
a
counselor
as
a
medical
professional
trying
to
help
our
help?
Our
students.
T
B
T
Well,
right,
yes
and
I
kind
of
mentioned
that
and
because
the
problem
is
that
most
of
the
things
that
we
were
asked
to
do
initially
in
response
to
covert
were
not
things
that
nurses
would
normally
do
and
I
think
a
lot
of
nurses,
I,
think
the
emotion
there
was
an
emotional
stress
on
nurses.
They
were
Torn
Between,
the
very
important
work
that
they
that
they
normally
do
and
then
having
other
work
placed
on
them
because
of
the
situation
with
covet
and
and
and
and
I
think
that
that
tension
was
What
affected.
T
A
lot
of
nurses
very,
very
deeply
and
I
think
that
it's
hard.
You
know
when
people
have
that
kind
of
that
was
really
trauma,
it's
hard
for
them
to
talk
about
that.
So
I
I
see
it
and
I
and
I
hear
it
in
in
people
and
I,
see
people
feeling
discouraged
or
feeling
tired
or,
as
I
mentioned,
like
some
physical
things,
but
I
think
the
really
the
the
Crux
of
the
matter
for
nurses
was.
T
B
Thank
you,
Jonathan
I,
guess
one
final
question:
is
there
a
state
or
a
national
recommendation
in
terms
of
how
many
students,
a
nurse,
would
see
in
a
day
or
or
throughout
the
year?
Is
there
a
national
standard,
say
one
nurse
for
200
300
students
in
do
we
have
are
we
are
we
over
or
under
that?
Or
do
we
desperately
need
a
lot
more
nurses.
T
T
You
know
that
we
think
about
a
lot
and
we
work
together
with
Health
Services,
on
trying
to
come
up
with
ideas
about
how
can
we
really
Define
that
better
and
I
only
know
of
one
study
that
was
done
in
one
district
and
and
what
it
kind
of
showed
was
that
they
they
actually,
they
actually
set
a
certain
number.
They
said
guidelines
for
how
many
nurses,
you
would
need
in
a
school
school
and
they
had
different
levels
and
they
had
three
different
levels
of
Staffing.
One
was
three
nurses:
one
was
two
nurses.
T
A
A
Okay,
so
I
am
going
to
open
it
up
for
public
testimony.
I've
been
advised
that
we
have
13
people
who
are
signed
up
I
believe
we
have
some
here
in
person
yeah.
Oh
my
God.
We
got
three
people,
okay,
y'all
get
in
line,
and
you
have
two
minutes
and
I
am
going
to
hold
you
to
task,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
people
signed
up.
Okay,.
U
A
J
One
thing
I
wanted
to
say
is
about
the
ventilation
I
work
in
a
small
office,
it's
probably
bigger
than
some
nurses
office,
but
it's
like
a
large
closet
like
a
big
closet,
and
it
has
one
window
in
the
office
and
one
window
in
the
bathroom
and
they
want
to
put
air
conditioner
in
it.
It
would
block
off
all
the
air,
so
I
said
well
put
it
in
the
bathroom.
But
let
me
tell
you
our
our
school.
My
office
gets
really
hot,
it's
almost
unbearable.
J
So
yes,
an
air
conditioner
sounds
nice
and
then
I
asked
for
a
floor
air
conditioner,
and
they
said
they
couldn't
do
that.
But
you
know
you
do
you
need
that
ventilation?
You
need
that
fresh
air
and
I
don't
think
the
room.
Air
conditioner
is
the
answer,
especially
for
many
of
our
rooms
and
we've
had
in
our
building.
For
example,
problems,
teachers,
students,
problems
with
asthma
in
certain
areas
of
the
building
and
and
chronic
respiratory
infections.
J
That's
how
bad
it
is
in
some
of
our
buildings
and
I
really
think
the
money
should
be
put
into
HVAC.
It
was
studied
that
children
do
better.
You
know
we
always
want
our
kids
to
pass
these
tests
and
you
know,
do
well
well,
let's
give
them
what
they
need.
Let's
put
the
money
where
it
belongs
and
really
make
our
schools
healthy,
safe
places
for
them.
J
A
That
over
time,
but
you
know
what
I
can't
believe,
I've
never
met
you
in
person
and
everything
that
we've
done
has
been
over
the
phone
and
so
I'm
so
excited
to
meet
you
to
see
you
in
person.
I
just
took
a
photo,
so
I
can
send
it
to
on
the
lease,
but
you
are
over
your
times.
Heidi
I
just
want
to
say.
Okay.
Thank
you
note
that
thank
you
Heidi.
A
U
Worries
all
right:
I,
hadn't,
I
hadn't,
seen
Heidi
without
a
mask.
So
yes,
so
Sarah,
Horsley,
BPS
families
for
covet
safety,
famcosa
and
I'll.
Try
to
be
as
brief
as
I
can
I
just
wanted
to
share
a
couple
things:
I,
don't
doubt
the
compassion
and
dedication
of
the
BPS
staff,
including
the
panelists
that
were
here
I,
know
how
hard
they
work
and
how
much
they
care
about
students
and
communities.
U
U
First,
we
of
course
had
been
pushing
for
a
mask
requirement
after
the
December
holiday
we
also
pushed
for
after
Thanksgiving
holiday,
but
when
we
delivered
some
petitions
to
the
BPS
central
office
and
between
Thanksgiving
and
the
December
break
the
official
who
greeted
us
told
us
that
they
expected
cases
to
rise
after
Thanksgiving,
so
if
they
expected
cases
to
Rise,
why
did
they
do
this?
Ask
to
mass
policy
when
you
know
we
know
that
it's
not
going
to
provide
the
same
level
of
protection
as
an
actual
requirement
and
again
the
question.
U
What
is
VPS
plan
to
do
for
this
next
break?
We
have
school
vacation
in
February
coming
up
next
week.
Second
example:
in
terms
of
this
very
hearing,
so
I
understand
BPS
staff.
You
know
they
they
have
families,
they
need
to
go
home,
but
having
somebody
from
their
staff
stay
to
hear
the
public
testimony
right.
There's
all
these
people
waiting
to
to
have
their
voices
heard
nobody's
here
to
hear
them
from
BPS
and
the
city
other
than,
of
course,
our
hard-working
City
councilors.
U
That's
basic
Community
engagement,
just
being
there.
We
also
asked
you
know:
councilor
Mejia
already
mentioned
that
we
didn't
have
somebody
from
the
city
Side
on
gnd
for
BPS,
and
we
submitted
a
long,
detailed
list
of
questions,
18
questions
on
different
areas.
You
know
all
these
areas
we've
talked
about
today
and
I.
Think
the
panel
answered
maybe
two
to
three
questions.
You
know.
Usually
they
just
tell
what
they've
done,
but
they
didn't
really
answer
the
questions
that
we
brought.
So
that
was
really
frustrating
thanks.
I
know.
My
time
is
up.
A
And
just
so,
you
know,
Sarah,
for
the
record.
I
have
Juan,
who
is
part
of
my
team
here
and
we're
going
to
submit
the
questions
again
and
also
the
questions
that
were
asked
here
and
proposed
by
some
of
the
Advocates
as
well,
so
everything's
going
to
be
sent
over
as
a
document,
and
we
will
share
that
data
back
with
you.
A
Okay,
I
am
going
to
next
to
our
next
I
I
believe
that
at
this
point
the
zoo,
the
people
so
we're
gonna
go
to
the
virtual
world
for
the
rest
of
our
and
I,
just
really
want
to
make
sure
that
Ethan
I'm.
So
sorry,
just
because
I
know
that
we
are
trying
to
hit
the
mark
in
terms
of
getting
to
the
six
hour.
The
sixth
I
mean
6
p.m.
A
A
V
V
Bps
is
home
to
its
very
first
Public
School
Boston
went
and
founded
in
1635,
the
average
Boston
public
school
is
over
80
years
old
Boston
public
schools
has
about
46
000
students
in
about
85
percent
of
those
are
students
of
color
and
over
70
percent
are
in
low
income.
Many
decades
of
disinvestments
are
linked
to
racial
inequities
and
injustices,
which
results
in
many
of
BPS
buildings
in
crumble.
V
If
we
are
going
to
Envision
BPS
going
into
the
21st
century
and
beyond,
these
schools
need
to
be
adaptable
for
students
and
those
with
disabilities,
for
example,
my
son's
school
doesn't
have
a
safe
play
area
for
students
to
enjoy
and
when
it
rains
it's
flooded
for
days,
the
classrooms
are
outdated
for
teaching
and
for
students
to
learn.
We
need
to
make
these
buildings
Universal
and
comfortable
to
adequate
teaching
and
students
to
get
proper
learning.
Another
problem
BPS
lacks
improper
ventilation.
V
V
A
A
F
Looks
like
it's
my
turn
yep.
My
name
is
Mary
germanis
as
Saba
I
am
a
parent
and
a
former
resident
of
the
city
of
Boston,
long-term
representative
Jamaica,
Plain
I
was
priced
out.
Actually
I
currently
live
in
Malden
I'm
here
today,
I'm
a
co-author
of
the
of
what
is
called
the
of
a
toolkit
called
the
urgency
of
equity
toolkit.
It's
a
very
well
publicized
guide
to
using
layered
protections
for
safer
schools,
centering
Equity
amidst
the
ongoing
pandemic.
If
you
haven't
heard
of
this
toolkit,
you
should
check
it
out.
F
The
White
House
Equity
task
force
requested
a
meeting
with
us
shortly
after
we
released
the
toolkit
nearly
a
year
ago,
and
this
toolkit
is
a
guide
to
using
layered
protections
yet
again
to
protect
the
most
vulnerable
Among
Us,
the
center
equity,
and
you
know,
as
again
was
evoked
the
beginning
of
this
meeting.
Congress
person,
Ayanna
Presley
those
explosives
to
the
paint,
should
be
closest
to
the
power.
F
Indeed,
the
New
England
Journal
of
Madison
study,
which
Julia
Richmond
referred
to
in
her
testimony,
was
done
in
Boston,
Public
Schools,
as
everyone
here
knows,
and
so
just
some
quick
points
from
our
extensive
fact
checked,
scientifically
sort
of
evidence-based
Mass
mandates
work.
As
that
study
shows
they
keep
students
and
and
staff
safer
and
they
reduce
absences.
They
also
reduce
other
kinds
of
illnesses,
not
just
covered
ventilation.
Upgrades
are
Urgent
across
the
city
and
there's
funding
for
it.
When
is
this
going
to
happen?
F
What's
the
plan
for
after
the
February
break
families
work
over
safety
is
again
requesting
a
requirement
for
Mass
after
the
break,
not
just
a
recommendation
and
surveillance,
just
very
effective
layer
of
protection
with
coveted
safety,
it
should
be
brought
back
specifically
to
Rapid
tests
per
week
for
student.
A
member
of
the
school
is
is
a
very
effective
strategy
and
is
impossibility
simple
ass
again.
This
isn't
just
about
covid,
as
we
just
heard
bad
air
quality
aggravated
asthma,
it
also
degree
deep
learning.
Global
litigation
supports
mental
health.
We
know
how
many
students.
A
F
A
A
A
A
A
S
A
A
X
X
Hey
I
think
I'm,
a
member
of
microcos
I'm,
a
member
of
Sam
Cosa
and
Boston
climate
Action
Network.
Thank
you,
councilor
media
and
councilor
Flynn
for
asking
the
hard
questions
about
conditions
in
the
schools.
I
just
sent
you
a
list
of
schools
that
urgently
need
a
new
ventilation
in
here
and
heating
systems.
Let's
talk
tomorrow,
I
wanted
to
raise
a
couple
of
questions
about
these
new
gas
spoilers
that
BPS
and
the
city
are
planning
to
install
into
Dorchester
schools,
the
Henderson
upper
and
the
Russell
first.
X
M
X
Doesn't
make
sense
to
take
the
state's
money
in
the
first
place
if
the
state
is
only
funding
yeah
spoilers,
but
there
are
other
questions
about
this.
Both
schools
list
boilers
being
in
moderate
condition.
They
don't
have
to
be
replaced
immediately,
but
the
heating
and
ventilation
Distribution
Systems
are
labeled
replaced
immediately.
X
So
we
need
to
know
if
that's
going
to
happen
when
these
two
schools
are
worked
on,
we
need
to
know
if
they
can
instead
install
also
fuel
free,
all
electric
heating
systems,
which
will
last
longer
and
be
much
more
efficient,
and
we
particularly
need
to
know
what
both
of
you
brought
up,
which
is.
Can
we
work
quickly
replace
the
ventilation
system
in
these
schools?
It
takes
a
long
time
to
fix
the
heating
system.
It's
a
major
operation.
Apparently
ventilation
systems
can
be
replaced
much
more
quickly.
X
A
W
Hello,
I
am
so
sorry
my
computer
stopped
working
for
a
second,
my
name's
Amelia
Landry
I'm,
a
senior
at
Boston
Latin,
School
I
work
at
Mass
College
as
a
peer
leader
and
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
and
as
someone
who's
attended
by
Boston
Public
Schools
I've
experienced
my
fair
share
of
temperature
issues
in
school
and
I've.
Seen
multiple
students
show
symptoms
of
heat
strips
even
passing
out.
W
I
conducted
a
survey
in
the
spring
of
my
junior
year,
focusing
on
student
and
thoughts
on
temperatures
in
Boston,
Schools
and
I
should
say
to
most
of
the
people
completed.
My
survey,
a
technical
field
on
bla
and
I,
found
that
71
kind
of
surveyed
had
no
working
Ace
units
in
their
classrooms
and
83
reported
that
they
can
walk,
not
focus
the
extreme
temperatures
in
their
classrooms.
W
I
speak
on
behalf
of
great
business
teachers
and
staff,
demanding
better
ventilation
and
every
Boston
Public
School
line
from
false
appeals.
This
plan
we
also
demand
track
parents
and
real
Community,
says
meetings
powered
that
can
hold
honorable
parents
to
the
staff.
You
know
trying
to
fix
ventilation
issues.
W
Rj
will
only
continue
to
pollute
the
air
and
become
more
costly
to
maintain
in
the
long
run.
The
use
of
fossil
fuels
only
perpetuates
the
issues
we're
currently
facing
consumers.
Respiratory
illnesses
like
children
of
being
on
clean
air
like
asthma,
Greener
energy,
is
absolutely
essential
in
creating
a
cleaner
and
health
environment
for
our
students.
We'll
set
an
example
going
forward
in
our
efforts
to
decrease
carbon
emissions,
not
only
in
Boston,
but
why
we
all
know
that
navigating
the
Boston
public
school
system
is
hard.
W
A
A
Y
Y
Everyone
just
seems
to
be
depressed
at
school,
and
it's
because
of
the
consistent
deadlines
and
standardized
testing
and
more,
which
is
causing
a
lot
of
stress
for
students
and
teachers.
Tests
and
standardized
testing
are
just
very
stressful
for
students
and
standardized
testing
is
taking
time
away
from
the
teachers.
Y
and
because
of
what
happened
with
covid,
we
had
to
take
algebra
one
online
and
as
a
result,
we
just
don't
understand
Apple
too,
and
this
is
like
causing
the
stress,
and
it
also
causes
stress
to
teachers,
because
they
have
to
both
teach
what
weakness
and
teach
us
about
the
new
stuff
within
one
year
because
of
the
pressure
of
State
rise.
It
has
to
say,
time
is
b
t
get
away
from
learning
and
teaching,
which
leads
to
stress
less
standardized,
testing
and
reduced
work.
Y
More
work,
glory
Lord
would
be
better
so
that
teachers
could
get
poor
time
to
teach,
and
students
could
have
more
time
to
retain
that
information.
Additionally,
we're
here
to
actually
covet
health
and
safety
measures
like
ventilation,
so
that
students
don't
get
sickest,
but,
and
so
they
don't
have
so
they
can
be
in
school
more
often
and
they
won't
miss
school
of
students.
Mental
health
should
be
prioritized
for
many
reasons,
including
maintaining
physical
health
as
stress
depression
or
risk
factor
for
more
severe
covet
symptoms.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
A
A
D
D
D
There
will,
there
I,
haven't
seen
any
accommodation
for
people
who
can't
wear
masks
in
schools
in
Boston,
Public,
Schools
I.
Think
the
general
public
doesn't
understand
that
a
mandate
is
not
a
law.
It's
a
strong
suggestion,
so
most
people
think
that
if
there's
a
mandate
they
have
to
do
it
or
there
will
be
some
kind
of
disciplinary
action
which
is
not
true.
They
don't
have
to
do
it.
D
So
if
somebody
goes
into
a
Boston
public
school
and
doesn't
want
to
wear
a
mask,
they
should
know
that
they
are
within
their
rights
to
do
that
and
they
shouldn't
be
sent
home
or
let
go
from
their
job
or
anything
like
that.
It's
not
a
law.
It's
a
mandate,
it's
a
strong
suggestion
and
they
shouldn't
have
to
explain
themselves
about
it.
Either.
D
They
put
the
school
in
lockdown
scare,
the
kids
and
call
the
police
just
because
a
nine-year-old
didn't
want
to
wear
a
mask,
it's
kind
of
ridiculous.
So
there
was
no
accommodation.
We
don't
talk
about.
Nobody
talks
about
preventative
health
and
nutrition
and
our
children's
health
is
our
responsibility.
Not
the
schools.
A
Thank
you
Catherine.
Thank
you
for
your
testimony,
your
second
one.
So
with
that
I
will
like
to
just
acknowledge
that
there
were
a
lot
of
questions
that
were
unanswered
and
I.
Think
too,
there
were
some
questions
that
Catherine
stated
here
in
terms
of
the
question
between
mandate
and
versus.
Not
just.
A
So
you
have
my
commitment
that,
as
a
chair
of
this
committee,
we
will
make
sure
that
the
questions
that
were
put
on
the
record
that
we
ask
a
BPS
to
answer
them
because,
as
we
did,
ask
them
to
come
prepared
and
in
showing
good
faith
now
we're
going
to
hold
them
to
task
and
whatever
information
we
share,
we'll
make
sure
that
you
all
have
access
to
that
information
as
well
and
in
the
spirit
of
Happy
Valentine's
Day.
Lots
of
love
to
everyone
all
means
all
day
every
day.
This
hearing
is
adjourned.