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The Joint Committees on Children & Youth and Education of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 2:00 PM, in a remote manner using Microsoft® Teams to hear testimony on the following items:
200630 Resolution authorizing the Committees on Children and Youth and Education to conduct joint hearings on protocols and decision making processes in place to protect the health and safety of young people as the School District of Philadelphia navigates a return to in person learning during the COVID 19 pandemic and the City’s role in bridging the digital divide for children and families in the 2020 2021 school year.
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We
are
using
microsoft
teams
to
make
these
remote
hearings
possible
instructions
for
how
the
public
may
view
and
offer
public
testimony
at
public
hearings
of
council
committees
are
included
in
the
public
hearing,
notices
that
are
published
in
the
daily
news,
the
philadelphia,
inquirer
and
legal
intelligencer
prior
to
the
hearings
and
can
also
be
found
on
phl
counsel
dot
com.
I
now
note
that
the
hour
has
come.
Mr
spiva,
will
you
please
call
the
roll
to
take
attendance
members
that
are
in
attendance?
Will
you
please
indicate
that
you
are
present
when
your
name
is
called?
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I
am
present
good
afternoon
everybody
and
I
want
to
welcome
everybody
to
this.
To
this
hearing.
I
recognize
that
a
quorum
of
the
committee
is
currently
present
and
this
hearing
is
now
called
to
order.
This
is
a
public
hearing
of
the
committees
on
children
and
youth
and
education.
Regarding
resolution.
Number
two:
zero:
zero:
six:
three
zero!
Mr
spiva,
will
you
please
read
the
title
of
the
resolution.
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A
Public
hearing
is
being
recorded
because
the
hearing
is
public
participants
and
the
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
By
continuing
to
be
in
this
meeting,
you
are,
you
are
consenting
to
being
recorded
additionally
prior
to
recognizing
members
for
the
questions
or
comments
they
have
for
witnesses.
I
will
note
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
we
will
use
the
chat
feature
available
in
microsoft
teams
to
allow
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
and
in
order
to
comply
with
the
sunshine
act.
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The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
by
city
council
members
and
solely
for
this
purpose.
I
want
to
just
you
know
we
are.
We
have
with
us
today,
a
number
of
testifiers
and
we
we
look
forward
to
hearing
from
them.
We
do
have
limited
testimony
a
limited
time
with
one
of
our
testifiers,
who
is
up
first,
dr
david
rubin,
so
in
the
interest
of
time
we're
actually
going
to
move
into
having
dr
reuben
testify,
so
that
he
has
the
maximum
amount
of
time
with
our
members.
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Well,
hello,
my
name
is
dave
rubin
I
serve
as
the
director
of
policy
lab
a
research
center
at
children's
hospital
philadelphia,
as
well
as
a
general
pediatrician,
the
child
primary
care
network
and
as
a
director
for
our
population
health
program
at
shop.
I'm
also
a
professor
of
pediatrics
at
the
university
of
pennsylvania
at
perlman
school
of
medicine.
H
I
would
start
by
saying
that
this
has
been
a
difficult
year
for
our
children,
their
parents
and
guardians
and
and
our
teachers
and
staff
in
the
schools,
as
many
schools
have
welcomed
at
least
some
elementary
middle
and
high
schools
into
classrooms
and
as
they
plan
to
resume
full
in
school
instruction
later
this
spring
in
many
in
many
areas
just
around
our
region.
Here,
our
large
urban
school
districts
have
experienced
unique
challenges
due
to
disproportionate
risk
that
their
school
communities,
particularly
families
of
color,
have
faced
since
the
onset
of
this
pandemic.
H
Therefore,
it's
understandable
that
people
want
to
know
whether
multi-layered
school
safety
plans,
plans
that
include
some
combination
of
universal
masking,
distancing
of
students,
good
hygiene
and
practices
and
strict
sick
policies
to
reduce
the
potential
for
in
in
school
coven.
19
exposure
can
reliably
protect
individuals
in
buildings.
H
To
help
info
inform
your
own
decision
making.
I'm
here
to
share
what
we
know
from
the
evidence
and
experience
of
other
districts
to
provide
information
to
all
stakeholders
who
are
grappling
with
this
difficult
decision,
I'm
here
as
a
doctor
and
a
researcher
from
chop
to
provide
you
with
the
best
information
available
based
on
what
we
know
from
the
science.
H
I'm
also
here
as
the
son
of
an
elementary
school
teacher
who
spent
her
career
in
new
york
city
in
the
public
school
system.
So
I'm
able
to
put
the
concerns
of
school
communities,
both
families
and
staff,
into
the
context
of
whether
I
would
have
felt
comfortable,
sending
my
own
mother
back
into
her
classroom
and
whether
I
would
have
sent
the
children
across
the
diverse
communities
of
philadelphia
like
her
school
community
back
into
schools,
with
the
confidence
that
they
would
be
safe.
H
Over
the
past
year,
I've
had
the
privilege
and
opportunity
to
share
insights
born
from
our
research
with
leaders
throughout
philadelphia
across
the
region
and
the
country
to
help
them
make
decisions
based
on
what
the
science
is
telling
us.
These
are
leaders
like
you
who
have
grappled
with
a
number
of
very
difficult
questions.
H
Our
research
teams
at
policy
lab
at
chop
have
contributed
to
the
emerging
science
on
covet
19
transmission,
we've
carefully
reviewed
the
emergency,
the
emerging
science
on
school
safety
and
we've
produced,
and
then
modified
health
and
safety
guidance
to
school
administrators.
To
reflect
how
this
emerging
science
has
changed
over
the
course
of
the
pandemic,
we
have
collected,
reviewed
and
followed
the
increasing
evidence
that
multi-layered
school
safety
plans
rooted
in
universal,
masking,
distancing
of
students,
good
hygiene
practices
and
strict
sick
policies
can
significantly
minimize
the
likelihood
of
transmission
occurring
during
the
school
day.
H
We
were
greatly
encouraged
by
the
evidence
that
even
large
districts
like
new
york
city
have
had
very
infrequent
transition
transmission
when
they
open
their
elementary
schools
in
the
fall
using
strong,
multi-layered
safety
protocols
in
our
own
region
reported
linked.
Transmission
in
schools
has
been
infrequent
and
student-to-staff
transmission
has
be
been
even
more
rare
occurring,
mostly
at
the
height
of
the
pandemic.
In
november
and
december.
H
H
Community
transmission
rates
in
our
region
are
also
rapidly
decreasing
now
and
by
spring
will
likely
fall
below
rates.
We
have
not
seen
since
early
fall
when
many
schools
open
safely
for
in-school
instruction
critically
chop
has
offered
a
robust
assurance
testing
program
known
as
project
dacit,
assisting
childhood
education
through
increased
testing
that
will
be
initiated
in
philadelphia
schools
once
in
person,
instruction
resumes
providing
weekly
testing
of
all
school
staff
and
high
risk
students.
H
This
is
in
addition
to
the
testing
that
chop
is
providing
in
the
community
already.
Other
schools
have
found
assurance,
testing
or
routine
testing
to
detect
asymptomatic
cases
can
quickly
remove
potentially
contagious
individuals
from
schools,
while
they
are
asymptomatic,
keeping
other
students
and
staff
in
the
building
safe.
H
Our
early
experience
with
school
districts
in
the
region
through
project
acid,
has
also
affirmed
just
how
infrequently
school
staff
and
students
have
infection.
When
we
have
found
cases,
we
have
been
able
to
act
on
that
knowledge
quickly.
However,
the
infrequency
of
positive
asymptomatic
code,
19
tests,
has
alleviated
anxiety
and
created
an
additional
degree
of
confidence
that
school
safety
plans
are
working
while
no
strategy
can
entirely
eliminate
risk.
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H
You
know
you
know
that
you
know
it
was
good
to
see
the
cdc.
Try
to
accumulate
the
evidence.
You
know
the
cdc
is
providing
a
template.
I
think
for
schools
of
very
you
know
very
different
schools
throughout
the
region
in
the
country
to
kind
of
appraise
how
to
make
the
next
steps.
In
spring.
We
have
a
lot
of
schools
that
are
already
open
that
are
already
planning
to
resume
full
and
school
instruction.
H
Then
we
have
a
lot
of
schools
like
we
have
some
schools
like
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
that
are
struggling
to
get
their
doors
open.
I
think
they
affirm
some
some
very
important
principles
and
we
discussed
this
in
our
blog
today
and
I
would
encourage
folks
to
to
read
our
blog,
which
should
be
out
later
today,
where
we
review
the
guidelines.
H
They
recognize
that
they
also
offer
a
path
to
returning
more
middle
and
high
school
students
to
the
classroom.
As
case
transmission
continues
to
fall,
they
affirmed
the
value
of
assurance
testing
like
the
program
we
are
doing
in
the
philadelphia
region
and
offering
now
to
the
philadelphia
school
district,
and
they
also
affirmed
that
we're
excited
about
vaccinations
and
shirley
chops
excited
to
provide
them,
but
that
we've
reached
a
safety
threshold
through
our
plans
and
and
the
evidence
we've
accumulated.
A
H
Yeah,
I
talked
a
lot
about
the
variants
and
certainly
we've
done
that
on
our
website
as
well,
too.
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
concern
about
the
variance.
I
think
that
there's
evidence
that
particularly
the
strain
from
the
united
kingdom
may
be
more
transmissible
and
potentially
have
a
somewhat
increased
rate
of
severity.
H
We
had
known
since
spring
as
we've
done
our
early
analysis
and
published
our
work
around
this
virus
that
that
you
know
most
public
health
experts
like
ourselves
were
very
worried
about
the
winter.
We
knew
that
there
was
going
to
be
a
strong
resurgence
in
the
winter
and
everything
we
did
in
fall
and
the
caution
we
exercised
in
fall
was
try
to
slow
this
down
so
that
we
wouldn't
overwhelm
our
region
in
the
winter.
H
Our
recommendations
in
the
winter
to
take
a
pause,
we're
also
trying
to
help
help
ensure
that
we
would
not
exceed
healthcare
capacity
and
that
as
few
people
would
have
tragedy
in
their
families
as
possible.
But
we're
now
on
the
back
side
of
that
and
the
same
seasonality
is
now
contributing
towards
longer
days.
Warmer
temperatures
coming
and
we're
seeing
rapidly
declining
transmission,
that's
being
aided
by
the
immunologic
protection,
that's
afforded
by
natural
and
and
acquired
immunity,
and
all
of
that
is
really
pushing
back
and
overwhelming
any
sort
of
native.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
The
other
two
areas
that
I
just
wanted
to
check
in
on
is
areas
that
that
chop
has
a
partnered
with
the
district
on,
and
in
particular
it's
about.
If
you
could
speak
a
little
bit
to
the
value
of
testing,
especially
given
the
asymptomatic
or
pre-symptomatic
transmission,
and
also,
more
recently,
the
cdc's
emphasis
on
the
value
of
contact
tracing.
A
We've
struggled
a
little
bit
with
this
on
the
city
level
interested
in
hearing
from
you
about
how?
If,
if
you
have
any
of
the
specifics
about
how
you
could
see
that
unfurl
here
locally
in
philadelphia,
if
you
are
able
to
but
more
broadly
how
you're
advising
districts
around
testing
and
contact
tracing.
H
Well,
you
know,
I
think
you
know
in
november,
as
challenging
that
time
was
we
pivoted
to
to
bring
a
testing
program
that
I
think
rivals
any
testing
program
in
the
country
to
the
philadelphia
region.
We
knew
it
was
gonna.
You
know
we
knew
that
these
safety
plans
could
provide
a
large
degree
of
protection
to
add
another
layer
of
reducing
the
potential
infectious
risk
in
the
schools
was
an
important
layer
and
it's
what
we
call
going
on
offense
against
this
virus
right,
our
basic.
H
You
know
we're
using
a
testing
program
and
first
we're
providing
rapid
tests
which
can
be
done
on-site
in
schools,
so
people
don't
have
to
travel
and
they
don't
have
to
wait
for
results.
We
have
confirmation
testing
with
rapid
tests
as
well
that
are
molecular
tests
that
are
that
are
really
sensitive
and-
and
we
have
you
know,
our
uses
are
for
number
one:
the
individual
who
comes
to
school
feeling.
H
H
You
know
covet
response.
Is
a
team
sport,
everyone's
testing
to
protect
each
other
and
particularly
we're
testing
the
highest
risk.
Individuals
and
the
highest
risk.
Individuals
are
adults
because
that's
where
we've
seen
most
infections
and
it's
to
number
one
to
test
everyone
to
figure
out
who
might
be
asymptomatic
but
contagious
with
with
early
covert
19
infection
and
remove
them
and
remove
a
potential
infectious
risk
in
the
school.
H
Activities
that
are
so
important
to
their
lives,
but
do
it
safely
with
the
knowledge
that
they
can
protect
their
families
and
their
grandparents
at
the
same
time,
and
we're
also
looking
to
use
it
to
help
test
kids
who
may
be
in
quarantine.
You
know,
as
we
move
later
into
the
year,
to
help
kids
come
back
a
little
bit
earlier
if
they
are
remaining
symptomatic
for
a
period
of
time.
H
I
J
B
A
D
Thank
you,
dr
rubin,
and
thank
you
chop
for
all
of
your
partnership,
guidance
and
leadership.
We
are
reminded
about
the
healthcare
renowned
institutions
we
have
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
there's
something
about
your
monotone.
That
makes
me
feel
a
little
better.
So
thank
you.
I
wanted
to
to
follow
that
line
of
questioning
from
council
member
again
around
the
testing,
because
we've
had
some
variant
opinions
and
I
know
doctors
can
now
be
like
lawyers.
You
can
have
different
opinions
around
this
asymptomatic
pre-symptomatic
testing.
D
Can
you
speak
to
how
long
as
we're
vaccinating
people
and
working?
How
long
do
you
think
we
need
to
keep
this
in
the
system
if
we
want
to
assure
and
create
that
kind
of
sense
of
security,
given
the
how
asymptomatic
and
pre-symptomatic
people
are
are
a
major
threat
to
all
of
us
returning
to
whatever
the
new
normal
is.
H
H
H
Is
that
the
same
opinion
you
might
the
same
discussion
we
might
have
in
november
is
very
different
now
in
february
and
and
as
we
approach
march
and
it's
based
on
the
conditions
on
the
ground
and
the
emerging
evidence
and
but
having
those
tests
and
having
a
certain
inventory
of
tests,
a
really
strong
procedure
to
do
this
and
the
ability
to
do
this
in
a
way
that
doesn't
interfere
with
the
education
that's
occurring
in
school.
To
be
able
to
do
it
quickly.
H
I
can
tell
you
the
report
back
from
staff
throughout
the
region
that
are
now
implementing
this
in
dozens
of
school
districts.
Is
that
they're
happy
to
have
it
and
there's
there's
an
excitement?
They
feel
comfortable
that
they're
protecting
each
other
and
it's
it's
and
the
infrequency
of
the
positive
results
that
we
are
seeing
is
giving
people
even
greater
confidence
in
the
safety
plans
that
they've
they've
deployed.
D
And
then,
finally,
how
does
this
also
again
you're
talking
about
a
layer
of
approach?
What's
your
feeling
on
mask,
I
know:
there's
been
some
discussion
of
double
mask
and
how
long
do
you
foresee
us
having
to
utilize
this
in
this
process,
because
this
becomes
a
concern
as
it
gets
warmer
people
get
more
comfortable,
you're
doing
testing
like
how
do
we
ensure
that
the
layers
are
important
and
they
work
and
they're
more
effective
when
all
of
them
are
in
play?
So
what
would
you
say
around
the
mask.
H
Well,
rather
than
you
know,
I'm
more
of
a
fan
of
making
sure
masks
are
are
worn
appropriately,
and
I
think
that
we're
having
teachers
and
staff
work
with
each
other
and
work
with
their
students
to
ensure
that
they're
wearing
them
correctly
to
avoid
the
use
of
bandanas
and
gators,
which
I
don't
think
work
very
well.
I'm
a
big
fan
of
the
three-ply
surgical
masks
and
you
know
to
me
that's
a
wise
investment
with
the
wire
bridge.
There's
some
really
nice
videos.
H
I
thought
the
cdc
did
a
really
nice
job
of
summarizing
a
lot
of
really
terrific
ways
to
think
about
mass,
and
if
you
did
one
thing
and
one
thing
well,
it
would
be
to
make
sure
that
everyone
is
wearing
a
mask
covering
up
their
nose,
really
well
making
sure
that
they're
covering
those
open
pockets
on
the
side
of
their
face,
and
I
would
focus
a
lot
of
tension
on
that.
Based
on
the
knowledge
of
how
this
virus
transmits.
B
Thank
you
very
much
chairwoman.
Almost
all
of
my
questions
have
been
answered
doctor
just
in
the
course
of
the,
but
but
since
you
know
you
were
here,
let
me
let
me
just
ask
you
there.
There
are
schools
that
are
open,
even
here
in
philadelphia
and
our
surrounding
counties
and
what
so
so,
I'm
just
imagining
that.
Obviously
you've
you've
incorporated
that
data
into
your
conclusions.
H
Well,
I
think
we
we
shouldn't
be.
We
shouldn't
be
quick
to
assume
that
all
those
just
I
mean
people,
you
know
families
have
decisions
to
make,
and
I
I
know
that
some
kids
have
done
well.
Actually,
we've
had
lots
of
reports
that
have
done
well,
and
it's
made
us
think.
I
think
it
opens
up
the
value
of
virtual
instruction
and
and
tailoring
education
to
the
individual
needs
of
families.
H
H
B
Okay,
I'm
gonna
ask
my
last
question.
Just
on
that
point
I
imagine,
and
I'm
asking
you:
does
the
data
indicate
that
children
who
have
issues
with
poverty-
perhaps
not
you
know
the
available
parents
at
home,
the
support
structure.
Do
they
do
better
or
worse
or
is
there
no
difference?
No,
no!
No
data
about
remote.
H
Learning
problem
is,
by
the
time
we'll
have
that
data
we'll
be
long
past
this
pandemic,
and
I
think
we
have
to
assume
based
on
our
knowledge
of
how
things
are
going.
The
reports
of
administrators,
the
reports
of
of
kids
dropping
out
of
not
of
not
coming
to
class
that
you
know
and
the
concerns
about
educational
attainment,
that
there
are
real
concerns
that
are
likely
to
be
justified
and
affirmed.
H
But
I
think
you
know
for
me,
I'm
here
to
speak
about
safety
today
and
whether
you've
met
a
safety
threshold
and,
I
believe,
with
declining
case
incidents
in
the
emerging
science.
That
threshold
has
been
met,
and
you
have
layers
here
for
the
philadelphia
school
system
that
I
think
other
school
systems
don't
have
and
and-
and
I
believe
that
there's
an
environment
and
the
possibility
now
to
to
really
start
returning
kids
to
the
classroom
and
and
do
it
safely,
with
the
knowledge
that
school
families
can
be
safe
and
our
staff
can
be
safe
as
well.
B
H
We
have
relationships
with
hhs
to
request
additional
tests
to
to
do
that,
but
we
have
now
focused
on
those
students
with
the
highest
contact
risk.
Those
are
you
know
and
offering
the
testing
for
those
groups
and
then
and
then
relying
on
the
district,
along
with
other
folks
in
the
city,
to
decide
on
their
priorities,
because
this
is
a
discussion
and
ultimately,
an
operational
plan
of
the
district
alongside
the
health
department
in
the
city.
F
F
A
H
H
We
can
facilitate
referral
for
children
who
are
sick
at
home
or
staff
who
are
sick
at
home,
but
for
the
asymptomatic
weekly
assurance
testing,
you
focus
on
those
who
have
a
high
degree
of
contact
in
close
proximity
and
have
been
shown
through
our
through
our
previous
work,
around
contact
tracing
and
the
nature
of
transmission
in
children
to
be
at
higher
risk.
Those
are
kids
in
youth
sports
and
particularly
high
contact.
H
Youth
sports,
they
are,
are
special
needs
students
who
may
be
in
classrooms
where
you
can't
distance
effectively
or
they
can't
wear
masks
effectively
high
contact
they
may
have.
They
may
have
special
needs
as
well
too
children
in
the
arts.
You
know
or
banned
choir,
you
know,
and
so
you
can
see
the
nature
of
those
activities.
H
A
Thank
you.
You
know
one
if
we
could
pivot
a
little
bit
outside
the
immediacy
of
covid
chop
has
done
significant
work,
especially
you've
been
a
great
partner
on
key
public
health
issues
facing
children
overall,
for
example,
asthma,
and
you
know
even
before
covid.
I
think
you've
had
an
important
role
to
play
about
making
sure
that
the
health
conditions
overall
for
children
are
are
better
than
what
they
have
been,
and
so
many
of
our
aging
school
buildings
housing
can
contribute
to
some
of
these
health
issues.
A
Congress
is
considering
a
massive
federal
relief
package
by
president
biden,
which
could
send
cities
like
philadelphia,
significant
amounts
of
infrastructure
money
to
to
modernize
school
buildings.
Can
you
speak
at
all
to
what
the
value
is
of
investing
and
modernizing
school
buildings
overall,
as
a
public
health
matter.
H
H
H
H
And
in
that
context
I
just
want
to
make
sure
you
know,
because
I
you
know
the
issues
around
the
condition
of
school
business
is
extremely
important.
But
with
regards
to
covet
transmission
and
your
covert
layered
plan,
don't
mistake
that
your
primary
interventions
are
really
the
masking
the
distancing,
the
sick
policy,
hygiene
and
and
then
certainly
the
addition
of
these
testing
programs
and
and
and
soon
the
addition
of
vaccination.
A
Yeah
no,
I
I
appreciate
that.
I
think
you
know.
One
thing
that's
been
helpful
is
to
is
to
make
clear
the
difference
around
how
medicine
is
seeing,
ventilation
and
building
conditions
as
being
to
help
to
what
extent
they
contribute
to
covet
transmission
versus
the
fact
that
it's
a
serious
health
issue
separate
from
that.
You
know
absolutely.
H
H
H
But
you
know
this
is
also
in
the
future,
about
influenza
and
preparation
for
flu
seasons
about
other
school
health
issues
like
asthma
and
then
what
is
our
daunting
crisis
right
now,
which
is
a
mental
health
crisis
that
began
before
the
pandemic
and
has
been
accelerated
by
the
social,
social
isolation
of
this
pandemic?
And
I
think
it
it.
We
should
be
mindful
that
there
that,
as
we
modernize
our
buildings,
the
bill,
you
know
part
of
our
modernization
will
be
to
rethink
what
we
do
in
terms
of
school
health,
and
that
includes
mental
health.
H
A
Well,
we
really
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
that.
I
think
that'll
be
a
really
important
aspect,
no
matter
what
form
of
school
learning
we're
in.
This
has
been
a
clear
call
from
our
community
from
our
youth
communities
even
before,
and
it
will
be
needed
more
than
ever
council
member
brooks.
I
think
you
might
have
now
had
a
question
for
the
question.
H
I
think,
actually,
you
know
you
know.
We
have
talked
a
lot
about
sick
leave
and
I
believe
that
sick
leave
is
part
of
is
an
important
strategy
in
terms
of
recognizing
the
situation
that
we're
in
and
and
acknowledging
that
the
challenge
is
that
that
we
need
to
be
to
ensure
that
people
who
do
go
out
sick
or
have
family
members
who
are
sick
are
adequately
protected
during
this
time.
A
Scene,
none
we
just
again,
dr
rubin.
We
want
to
thank
you
for
your
tremendous
work
at
chop
policy
lab.
I
think
one
of
the
more
difficult
things
is
that
there
is
a
you
know.
There
is
a
lot
of
uncertainty
and
what
parents
and
community
members
we
find
need
the
most
are
an
ability
to
have
some
questions
answered.
A
You
know
some
of
them
are
very
basic
and
some
of
them
are
extremely
complicated
and
we
really
appreciate
your
time
and
chop
and
chop
policy
labs
efforts
to
really
not
only
ensure
the
health
of
our
region
but
improve
the
knowledge
base
of
our
communities
to
better
take
care
of
themselves
as
well
as
their
children.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Good
luck.
Everyone.
Thank
you.
A
Well,
I
want
to
thank
you
know
we
wanted
to
have
as
much
time
as
we
could
with
dr
rubin
and
now
as
we
head
into
you,
know
the
the
majority
of
our
panels
that
are
upcoming.
I
just
wanted
a
chance
for
all
of
us.
You
know
for
those
who
were
interested
to
make
some
initial
opening
remarks
about
the
importance
of
this
conversation.
A
I
want
to
you
know,
most
of
all
again
just
welcome
the
public
to
this
very
important
conversation
on
school.
Reopening
reopening
schools
responsibly
and
safely
is
our
top
priority.
It
is
an
urgent
matter,
but
it
is
also
in
many
ways
a
fraught
one.
There
is
significant
division
and
passion
surrounding
this
issue,
and
today,
council
seeks
to
provide
a
forum
for
the
respectful
engagement
of
philadelphians
with
diverse
viewpoints.
A
Our
goal
for
today
is
very
clear.
We
want
to
arrive
at
a
place
where
our
constituents
feel
heard,
respected
and
responded
to
this
conversation
is
the
national
one
without
decades
of
underfunding
and
the
racist
neglect
of
our
schools,
the
conversation
about
reopening
and
ventilation
would
be
so
much
different.
Had
the
previous
federal
administration
provided
us
with
any
semblance
of
a
national
plan
or
comprehensive
guidance
from
the
cdc,
this
discussion
would
also
be
so
different.
A
A
But
today
is
most
importantly
about
the
issue
of
communication
and
trust.
We
want
to
build
towards
a
full
reopening
of
schools.
The
district's
announcement
of
a
delay
in
a
potential
school
reopening
is
a
testament
to
the
importance
that
we
have
the
opportunity
that
we
have
right
now
to
build
collaborative
processes
for
public
engagement
and
public
trust.
It
allows
us
today
to
both
hear
and
respond
to
legitimate
and
long-standing
concerns
raised
by
communities
all
across
the
city,
especially
black
and
brown
communities,
which
have
not
only
been
hardest
hit
by
the
coveted
pandemic.
A
They've
been
hardest
hit
by
legacy
of
racism
and
of
educational
disparities,
long
neglected
by
our
city
and
state.
Today
we
have
more
than
50
testifiers.
We
probably
have
a
dozen
people
who
have
submitted
written
testimony
in
addition
and
a
survey
of
close
to
300
parent
students,
teachers
and
school
staff,
who
laid
out
their
priorities
and
concerns.
A
The
respondents
represented
41
of
philadelphia's
77,
zip
codes.
A
large
majority
of
parents
expressed
concerns
about
the
current
reopening
proposal
and
timeline,
but,
more
importantly,
they
identified
a
desire
to
get
answers
and
key
questions
that
they
still
have
about
the
district's
plans.
Their
questions
run
the
gamut.
A
Their
top
issues
are
about
ventilation,
access
to
vaccines,
how
to
maintain
social,
distancing,
testing
and
contact
tracing
protocols
to
ensure
the
health
and
care
of
communities,
because
kovid
does
not
start
or
end
at
the
schoolhouse
doors.
Respondents
shared
harrowing
stories
of
children
struggling
emotionally
at
home.
A
So
today
we
are
hearing
from
all
of
our
stakeholders
from
parents
and
teachers,
principals,
food
service
workers,
in
addition
to
our
school
district
and
health
experts,
like
dr
rubin
from
chop
policy
lab,
we
must
commit
to
do
better
than
what
we
have
done
before.
We
are
not
going
to
a
new
normal.
We
are
going
to
something
better
and
that
must
be
a
priority
I'll
be
sharing.
A
The
complete
survey
results
with
my
council
colleagues
and
district
leadership,
and
I
hope
that,
as
we
engage
today,
we
can
stay
focused
on
what's
needed
for
that
full
reopening
of
schools.
That
brings
a
majority
of
our
young
people
back.
Our
ultimate
goal
must
be
to
bring
our
young
people
our
school
staff
and
communities
back
to
schools
that
are
safer,
that
are
healthier
and
that
are
more
equipped
to
support
our
young
people
than
they
ever
were
before.
D
Thank
you,
councilmember
kim,
and
I
want
to
echo
your
sentiments
and
I
thank
you
for
setting
the
tone
about
the
importance
of
coming
out
of
here,
with
folks
being
respected
and
heard,
and
with
a
plan
of
action
and
assurance
that
all
of
us
are
committed
to
a
common
goal.
I
want
to
thank
the
advocates.
You
know
we
started
off
last
year
with
a
lot
of
excitement
around
what
local
control
meant
for
for
the
schools,
and
you
know.
D
Just
a
couple
weeks
ago
we
had
an
annual
meeting
and
just
last
week
we
gave
an
initial
support
to
three
very
dynamic
leaders:
community
leaders,
former
students
of
the
school
district
willing
to
step
up
and
serve
on
on
the
school
board
this
time
last
year.
The
irony
is
that
we
weren't
talking
about
opening
up
schools.
We
were
actually
talking
about
closing
schools
and
I
think
of
mcclure-
and
I
know
you're,
going
to
hear
from
our
fearless
leader
principal
mourinho
later
on
in
this
presentation.
D
D
But
through
that
process
I
saw
parents
grappling
with
what
information
was
correct,
grappling
with
what
they
needed
to
know
about
asbestos
and
lead,
and
you
know
what
it
was
so
unfair
to
them.
And
that's
why?
I'm
I'm
happy
that
in
this
process
we
do
have
third-person
validators.
Our
parents
should
not
be
caught
in
the
middle
of
the
debate
between
school
district
and
the
lack
of
trust
that
some
of
our
stakeholders
have
with
what
has
happened
to
them
in
the
process.
D
Third
person
validator
gives
us
an
opportunity
for
parents
to
make
decisions
as
we
reopen
schools.
Parents
will
always
and
should
always
have
the
option
of
remaining
virtual
or
slowly
transitioning
into
schools
when
they
feel
it
is
safe.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
the
school-based
workers,
many
who
have
not
left
school
buildings
and
have
fed
people
and
provided
access
for
special,
ed
and
special
programming
in
the
summer
and
our
access
people,
I've
personally
watched
young
family
members
and
neighbors
struggle.
D
You
know
with
with
the
technology,
I
want
to
recognize,
philly,
connect
and
all
of
the
partners
and
all
of
the
advocacy
that
helped
us
get
to
a
place
where
we
could
ensure
digital
learning
and
access
to
folks.
There's
a
lot
more
work
to
be
done,
but
advocacy
did
help
and
people
stepped
up
to
the
plate
and
technology
was
offered
and
access
to
digital
technology
was
offered
to
our
children
and
we
still
have
to
work
at
how
do
we
make
that
a
permanent
part
of
what
we
do?
D
I'm
glad
that
you
brought
dr
rubin
and,
as
I
said,
the
issue
of
contract
of
covet
testing
and
and
asymptomatic
testing
has
always
been
a
huge
concern
of
mine
and
contract.
Chasing
has
always
been
a
concern
of
mines
and
having
that
in
place
as
long
as
it's
necessary
for
people
to
feel
comfortable
absolutely
has
to
be
part
of
it.
With
the
cdc
released
this
its
plan
last
week,
it
reminded
me
that
in
philadelphia
we
have,
as
you
said,
council
member
again,
we
have
not
had
good
federal
partners.
D
In
fact,
you
know
some
would
say
that
the
state
has
failed
us
as
the
lawsuit
that
is
pending
outlines,
but
here
in
philadelphia,
city
council,
we
stepped
up
to
the
plate
and
will
continue
to
step
up
to
the
plate,
because
our
kids
deserve
that
and
more
now
we
can
have
a
conversation
where
social
justice
and
equity
really
means
us
understanding.
That
reparations
means
acknowledging
what
we
haven't
done
in
the
past,
but
investing
differently
as
we
move
in
the
forward
to
level
out
the
playing
field
and
access
for
all
children.
D
D
As
you
know,
the
education
committee
was
really
strong
advocates
with
the
administration,
because
this
was
an
area
that
dr
hayden,
the
imminent
and
the
school
district
could
not
control,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
administration
for
stepping
up
to
the
plate
and
giving
us
predictability,
and
I
thank
our
federal
partners
who
are
advocating
for
more
vaccines
and
encourage
our
state
partners
to
join
us
in
asking
for
that
for
governor
wolf
to
allow
us
to
prioritize
teachers
and
school-based
staff
as
quickly
as
possible.
Thank
you.
A
A
C
Okay,
I'm
sorry
I've
been
having
internet
trouble
all
day
good
afternoon,
everybody
good
afternoon
to
the
listening
public.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
both
of
the
chairs
and
everybody
involved
in
the
work.
That's
been
done
as
it
relates
to
support
in
our
schools
and
helping
try
to
get
this
situation
right.
You
know
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
just
say
in
the
midst
of
all
the
work
that's
been
done.
C
I
just
appreciate
having
colleagues
and
council
members
who've
been
willing
to
step
up
the
plate
and
honestly
go
over
and
beyond
the
call
of
duty.
I
don't
think
that
a
lot
of
people
in
the
public
really
recognize
how
much
work
is
done
by
the
council
members
behind
the
scenes,
not
because
it's
our
legislative
obligation
or
because
of
anything
like
that
of
number
one.
We
feel
like
it's
our
moral
obligation
but
number
two.
We
genuinely
care
about
our
children,
our
families,
our
staff
and
all
stakeholders
involved.
C
So
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
minute
before
the
hearing
and
start
to.
Let
all
of
my
colleagues
know
that
I
appreciate
the
work
that
they've
done
and
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation.
So
we
can
continue
to
do
our
part
as
it
relates
to
trying
to
find
a
happy,
medium
and
figure
out
what
is
best
for
our
children,
our
families,
our
staff
and
everybody
involved.
So
thank
you
to
both
of
our
chairs
and
thank
you
to
all
of
my
colleagues
as
well
as
all
parties
involved.
A
B
A
K
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
pulling
together
this
public
hearing
today
and
talking
about
something
that's
very
important
to
all
of
us,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
also
having
and
inviting
dr
rubin
on
to
really
talk
through
how
they
see
this
from
the
medical
community
and
from
the
the
science
that
they
have
also
been
studying
throughout
this
process.
First,
I
want
to
start
by
acknowledging
the
strain
that
our
teachers.
A
K
A
K
So
first
I
want
to
start
by
acknowledging
the
strain
that
our
teachers
and
support
staff
have
experienced
for
almost
a
year
now,
as
they've
worked
heroically
to
support
our
students
during
these
unprecedented
times.
I'm
deeply
grateful
for
the
many
teachers
and
staff
who
have
continued
to
provide
instruction,
participate
in
training
and
fulfill
their
duties
and
support
of
our
students.
K
We
all
appreciate
that
we
must
keep
our
eye
on
the
continuity
for
our
students
in
this
difficult
time,
and
that
is
evident
across
all
of
our
schools.
I
also
want.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
thousands
of
district
employees
who
have
been
reporting
to
work
in
person
since
the
onset
of
the
pandemic
facilities
and
food
service
staff,
school
climate
staff,
principals,
I.t
employees,
payroll
and
talent,
employees,
security
staff
and
hundreds
of
others.
Thank
you
for
helping
us
to
get
to
this
point.
K
Additionally,
I
want.
I
would
like
to
express
my
gratitude
to
council
members
and-
and
I
could
not
agree
with
council
member
thomas
moore-
that
individuals
may
not
recognize
the
tremendous
amount
of
effort
that
council
members
have
put
in
to
this
question
and
this
process
to
the
council
members
who
joined
us
for
building
walkthroughs
in
order
to
experience
firsthand
many
of
the
safety
protocols
that
we
have
put
in
place
original.
So
thank
you
to
all
of
the
council
members.
K
Originally,
I
was
planning
to
use
my
time
today
to
go
through
the
numerous
reasons
why
it
is
important
to
reopen
their
schools
for
in-person
learning.
I
was
going
to
discuss
academic
regression
that
we
now
know
for
a
fact
is
happening,
particularly
with
our
youngest
learners.
We
know
right
now
that
our
kindergartners
and
first
graders
and
second
graders
are
behind
where
they
were
at
the
same
time.
K
I
agree
with
this
parent
that
we
should
focus
on
a
number
of
reasons
why
we
need
to
reopen,
but
inaugurating
about
the
wise
or
the.
Why
not
we're
simply
talking
past
each
other,
so
I
want
to
focus
instead
on
talking
with
each
other
and
how
we
can
find
common
ground
to
begin
reopening
schools
as
quickly
and
as
safely
as
possible.
K
K
K
The
research
shows
that
children
of
color
have
suffered
the
most
fallen
behind
academically
and
risking
their
futures
in
the
process.
I
know
we
all
agree:
families,
teachers,
staff
members,
the
school
district
and
elected
officials
advocates
on
the
importance
of
reopening
public
schools.
A
disagreement,
however,
has
focused
on
how
to
do
it
safely.
K
K
Fourth,
we've
spent
over
250
million
and
make
schools
safe
for
teachers
and
students
to
return
we're
committed
to,
following
the
guidance
of
health
experts,
to
keep
our
students
and
staff
safe.
We
appreciate
legitimate
concerns
about
building
safety
and
we
agree
that
no
one
should
be
asked
to
return
to
a
school
and
let
it
unless
it's
safe
to
do
so.
K
Last
week,
the
centers
for
disease
control
and
prevention
release
guidelines
for
safety
for
safely
reopening
schools,
and
I
can
confidently
say
that
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
is
in
full
compliance,
but
it's
not
all
it's
not
an
all
or
nothing
proposition.
So,
let's
find
some
common
ground
on
building
safety.
K
We
seek
to
return
approximately
nine
thousand
pre-k
through
second
graders
for
two
days
a
week
at
approximately
150
school
buildings.
The
conditions
of
these
buildings
vary
often
depending
on
their
age,
and
the
district
believes
that
all
are
safe
for
reopening.
But
surely
we
can
all
agree
that
at
least
some
of
the
buildings
are
safe
and
so,
let's
find
common
ground
to
prioritize
the
reopening
of
these
buildings,
so
that
children
can
return
as
soon
as
possible.
K
K
K
I
know
that
all
of
us
recognize
the
importance
of
reopening
schools
and
I
believe
all
sides
have
the
best
interest
of
our
children
at
heart.
I
just
submit,
as
I
close,
let's
continue
to
work,
let's
work
together
to
resolve
our
differences
and,
let's
all
make
this
happen.
So,
madam
chair.
That
concludes
my
remarks
and
available
for
questions
that
any
council
members
may
have.
A
But
you
know,
from
from
from
every
street
block
corner
and
and
by
you
know
your
everyone
from
the
principals
to
your
school
nurses
to
school
staff.
But
before
we
started,
I
did
want
to
ask
you
to
speak
a
little
bit
to
this
issue
of
public
trust.
We
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
national
backdrop,
but
there
is
also
a
local
backdrop
to
many
of
the
concerns
that
that
families
have
raised,
and
I
want
to
say
that
you
know
when
we
did
the
survey
of
many
different
parents
and
staff.
A
The
the
repeated
question
that
was
you
know,
kind
of
lingering
in
the
back
of
all
these,
like
detailed,
detailed,
like
you
know,
pushing
and
questioning,
is
the
consistent
articulation
of
a
deep-seated
lack
of
trust
that
the
district
has
not
made
itself
immediately
available
to
ordinary
families.
Who
do
people
talk
to
about
questions
about
plants
and
safety
protocols?
A
If
the
principal
themselves
cannot
answer
them,
is
there
a
centralized
place,
a
hotline
to
answer
some
of
their
of
these
questions,
and
can
there
be
so
if
we
could
just
start
a
little
bit
around?
You
know
the
public
trust
and
acknowledgement
that
there
has
been.
This
is
an
area
that
we
need
to
overcome,
even
as
we
kind
of
nail
down
all
the
specifics
on
the
cdc
guidelines,
the
plans
and
the
science
and
medicine
of
it
all.
K
Yeah,
thank
you
for
that
question.
Councilwoman
kim,
and
I
and
I
could
not
agree
more.
I
do
think
that
that's
an
issue
that
we
have
struggled
with
as
a
as
a
school
district
since
we
have
been
out
and
a
lot
of
things
have
changed
in
some
cases
very
quickly.
Some
of
the
information
hasn't
always
been
consistent,
especially
with
the
previous
administration,
and
so
things
were
changing
very
rapidly
and
we
were
trying
to
get
information
out
as
best
we
could.
K
K
Buildings
then
becomes
extremely.
I
mean
it's
been
difficult,
but
we've
done
a
couple
of
things,
and
I
think
one
thing
that's
really
important
is
that
we
have.
We
have
a
hotline,
and
I
want
to
once
again
talk
about
that
hotline,
because
the
hotline
was
used
a
lot
at
the
beginning,
not
so
much
here
more
recently,
and
so
the
hotline
is
available
in
english
and
non-other
languages.
K
But
parents
can
call
the
hotline
monday
through
friday,
and
the
number
is
215
400,
5300
and
the
as
I
indicated
there
also,
we
have
separate
hotlines
in
non-other
languages
as
well.
In
addition,
we
have
places
on
our
website
where
individuals
can
have
get
concerns.
It's
called
concern
resolution
and
that
is
the
place
on
a
website.
L
K
K
But
I
will,
I
will
also
add
the
difficulty
with
this
has
been.
We
are
trying
at
the
district
to
communicate
to
all
of
our
communities
through
like
one
process
that
then
has
doesn't
always
take
into
context
the
the
best
way
to
communicate
within
certain
communities,
and
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that
work.
It's
one
reason
why
we're
doing
the
open
houses
so
that
individuals
can
go
into
schools
and
see
for
themselves,
but
they're.
K
We
we
started
that
early
on
in
the
process.
I
don't
know
exactly
when,
but
that
started.
That
was
one
of
the
first
things
that
we
started
simply
because
we
were
getting
questions
and
then
we
and
then
we
added
the
languages
to
that
line.
That
hotline,
because
we
heard
from
various
communities
that
those
that
it
needed
to
be
supportive
of
the
languages,
the
primary
languages
that
were
spoken.
A
K
In
some
cases
they
are,
they
are
talking
to
individuals.
It
depends
on
what
what
we're
dealing
with
at
the
time.
I
know
it
when
we
were
dealing
with
technology
and
we
were
dealing
with
the
ebt
cards
that
we
they
were
getting
a
lot
of
calls
and
those
calls
were
then
people
were
having
to
leave
messages,
and
then
we
were
having
to
respond
to
individuals.
A
And
you
know
we
are
talking
very
specifically
about
kovid's
safety,
and
so
the
individuals
who
are
on
the
other
line
can
actually
answer
some
of
the
questions,
because
I
know
some
of
the
questions
that
we
received
are
pretty
complicated
and
you
know
it
speaks
to
the
testament
of
the
importance
of
having
you
know:
support
for
schools
at
the
school
level.
You
know
whether
they've
been
you
know
even
school-based
town
halls
or
discussion
groups
that
maybe
you've
had
to
talk
with
parents
about
school
reopening
school
by
school.
A
You
know
communities
by
communities,
whether
it's
you
specifically
or
whether
it's
others,
but
it
seems
like
a
lot
of
people,
need
support
and
they're,
not
getting
responses
back.
I
know
like
for,
for
example,
for
us.
You
know:
we've
tried
to
work
with
the
district
for
weeks
to
get
some
answers
to
questions
such
as
like
which
schools
don't
actually
have
the
mechanical
ventilation
system.
So
we're
still
waiting
for
that
and
I'm
trying
to
understand,
like
as
families,
have
all
these
questions
where
like
are
they?
Are
they
actually
getting
the
responses
back.
K
Yeah,
so
the
the
hotline
launched
in
april
to
answer
your
original
question
so
was
able
to
get
that
and
then
it
is
individuals
are
referred
to
people
who
have
greater
information
about
their
topic.
So
if
they
are,
if
it's
a
ventilation
question
it
goes
to
our
office
of
environmental
as
an
example
and
the
the
other
thing
that
we
have
done
in
this
space
councilwoman
is:
we've
actually
created
what
we
call
a
a
playbook
and
a
playbook
for
all
administrators.
K
That
has
a
lot
of
this
information
almost
to
a
technical
level,
and
we
sent
that
to
all
principals
so
that
they
could
also
have
a
lot
of
the
information
that
was
early
on
earlier
on
being
referred
to
someone
else,
and
so
that
playbook
something
that
we
devised
for
principles
and
principles
actually
helped
us
develop
the
book
and
the,
and
it's
really
about
questions
that
principles
were
being
asked
about
things
like
you
know:
how
would
children
eat
lunch?
What
would
a
schedule?
K
A
Yeah,
well,
you
know,
I
know
that
in
the
engagement
that
we
have
around
public
trust
they're,
just
you
know,
as
I
said,
covid
is
a
terrifying
situation.
That's
happened
to
a
lot
of
communities
and
families.
Many
of
the
communities
and
families
who've
been
most
ravaged,
have
also
been
largely
left
out
of
much
of
the
care
they're,
the
often
the
last
to
be
tested.
They
have
not
been
well
represented
in
the
vaccinations
that
have
already
unrolled
and
we're
laboring
as
a
city
to
to
reach
out
to
them.
A
So
for
us
a
lot
about
the
public
trust
with
the
district
is
the
back
and
forth.
I
know
a
lot
of
time
is
spent
on.
You
know
detailing
everything
out
putting
everything
onto
websites,
but
what
we
find
that,
especially
with
health
issues
and
with
concerns
that
families
have
about
their
children.
Those
things
are
very
fluid.
They
don't
respond
naturally
to
a
q.
A
that's
been
printed
out,
you
know
from
x
number
of
weeks
ago,
and
what
families
need
and
want
is
this
engagement,
and
I
would
argue
also
for
our
school
staff.
A
So
I
know
that
there's
much
to
be
discussed
here,
but
I
think
what
we
are
pressing
for
is
an
ability
for
this
back
and
forth
for
to
get
questions
answered
from
the
district
and
what
real
plan
you
know
can
we
have
to
ensure
that
there's
both
a
place
where
those
questions
can
be
asked
and
then
a
means
for
them
to
be
answered?
I
know
we
struggled
a
little
bit
as
a
council
body
to
get
some
of
our
questions
answered.
K
A
K
And
one
thing
that's
been
very
helpful
is
the
work
that
we've
done
with
the
education
committee.
Then
it's
a
lot
of
the
structures
that
we
have
now
evolved
have
been
from
recommendations
that
we
were
getting
from
you
and
and
your
colleagues
who
were
hearing
from
their
constituencies,
and
so
those
were
recommendations
that
were
helpful
and
we
were
able
to
put
those
in
place,
and
so
I
think,
the
the
more
we
can
do
that
in
terms
of
trying
to
be
responsive
in
a
situation
where
everybody
is
remote.
A
A
A
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it
will
be
probably
the
one
thing
that
assures
people
significantly
that
once
a
majority
of
our
folks
can
get
vaccinated,
I
think
you
know
we'll
have
to
deal
with
the
school
issues
piece
by
piece,
but
could
you
could
you
explain
a
little
bit
more
detail?
How
long
do
you
think
it
will
take
for
the
majority
of
your
k-2
staff
to
get
vaccinated?
A
How
much
is
it
being
allocated
weekly,
and
can
you
confirm
that
all
school-based
staff
will
be
included?
I
think
you
said
this
in
your
testimony,
but
you're,
starting
with
the
staff
in
the
building.
So
you
know
we're
talking
very
specifically
about
food
service
workers
and
building
maintenance
workers,
as
well
as
teachers,
principals
and
paraprofessionals
and
other
stuff.
K
Yes,
I
mean,
I
think,
that's
an
important
point
and
all
staff,
starting
with
individuals
who
have
been
in
buildings
and
individuals
who
would
be
returning
to
support
the
pre-k
through
second
grade.
Students
would
be
the
first
batch
of
individuals,
and
that
number
is
about
10
000
individuals
that
we
would
need
vaccines
for
and
that
that's
the
first
group
and
mountain
chairwoman
this
is
based
on.
K
K
I
think
one
is
a
archdas
dawson
school
and
another
is
in
the
northeast,
and
then
I
think
we
also
have
one
of
the
private
schools
would
be
hosting
it
as
well,
and
educators
would
be
able
to
go
to
any
of
these
sites
to
be
vaccinated.
But
our
group
will
start
with
all
individuals
who
are
supporting
children
and
those
individuals
who
have
already
been
in
schools
today.
A
K
Know
the
answer
to
that
right.
So
I
don't.
I
don't
know
what
the
supply
would
look
like
and
it
was
we
sent
out
notices
that
they
would
be
contacted
to
receive
appointments
to
the
first
group
of
ten
thousand.
So
of
that
ten
thousand.
That's
the
group
that
then
chop
would
use
to
contact
to
begin
making
the
appointment.
A
A
You
know.
Experts
have
identified
the
importance
of
widespread
surveillance
testing
as
the
key
to
safe
reopening
and
yet
there's
still
lots
of
questions
on
the
school
level
again
about
how
this
gets
executed.
So
could
you
provide
some
specific
details
about
the
planned
frequency
on
the
district's
website?
It
looks,
for
example,
like
there's
an
initial
testing-
that's
mandatory,
but
then
it's
not
clear
after
that.
What
kind
of
testing
will
occur
and
then,
if
you
could
talk
about,
maybe
some
of
the
children
that
dr
rubin
described
as
high
risk
and
how
you
are
identifying
them.
M
M
We
are
also
going
to
be
setting
up
sites
about,
I
think,
there's
five
sites
that
will
be
opening
around
the
city
for
symptomatic
testing,
because
we
assume
staff
will
not
be
going
into
buildings
when
they
have
symptoms
based
on
our
protocols.
And
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
also
access
for
employees
for
voluntary
symptomatic
testing
as
well.
A
M
So,
as
I
oversee
staff
testing,
I'm
happy
to
give
you
a
high
level
overview
but
would
definitely
see
to
others
who
are
working
on
the
student
testing
piece
there.
They
believe
it
would
be
20
of
students
that
are
tested
every
week.
So
while
it's
every
staff
person
every
week,
it
would
be
about
20
of
students
that
would
be
tested
using
the
same
rapid
response
test
every
week.
L
Thank
you
so
much
so
taking
dr
rubin's
advice
and
the
advice
councilwoman
that
came
from
chop.
We
are
looking
at
those
students
that
might
have
difficulty
with
it's
a
nasal
swab,
it's
the
front
of
the
nasal
cavity.
So
it's
it's
not
a
very,
very
difficult
test,
but
for
those
children
that
are
not
able
to
wear
a
mask
those
children
that
are
not
able
to
socially
distance.
Those
children
who
have
perhaps
other
difficulties
would
be
those
children
that
david
rubin
identified
for
that
category.
L
He
we
also
recognize
that
they're
going
to
be
some
children
who,
because
of
physical
difficulties,
disabilities
and
or
medical
or
psychological
disabilities
might
not
be
able
to
be
tested,
so
there's
also
an
opportunity
for
an
exemption.
It's
a
model
that
other
jurisdictions
have
implemented.
It's
not
just
one
that
will
be
used
in
philadelphia,
and
so
it's
been
tested
in
other
locations.
The
model
has.
A
L
A
Okay,
you
know
again,
I
think,
the
this
importance
of
the
asymptomatic
surveillance
testing
you
know
doing
it
as
widely
and
frequently
as
possible
seems
like
this
is
very
clearly
what
the
cdc
is
saying
as
being
important,
and
especially
you
know
again.
There
is
no
timeline
for
the
vaccination
of
teachers,
so
the
testing
the
surveillance
is
going
to
be
even
more
key,
but
it
is
good
to
you
know
to
hear
that
the
testing
announcement
is
being
made.
We
just
would
love
to
if
you
could
get
back
to
us
with.
L
Parents
brought
their
children
to
the
regional
centers
for
assessment
for
special
education
services
and
our
nurses
at
that
location
did
the
adults
in
the
building,
as
well
as
the
staff
adults
in
the
building,
as
well
as
the
students
and
it
rolled
out
extremely
well.
That
gave
us
an
opportunity
to
really
test
to
see
how
children
would
respond
again.
A
Yeah,
thank
you.
We've
had
a
lot
of
questions
about
this
and
my
last
question
is
around
contact
tracing
for
this
round.
You
know
again,
I
think,
the
the
the
you
know
the
announcement
that
the
school
district
will
be
working
with
the
city
on
contact
tracing
is
a
positive
step.
I
think
what
is
what
we're
trying
to
understand
on
the
council
and
knowing
that
the
city
itself
has
only
limited
ability
to
actually
do
a
significant
amount
of
contract
tracing
is
what
specific
details
you
can
share
about.
A
L
For
the
testing,
that's
how
it
works,
but
that's
how
it
works
in
general,
we
give
them
the
you
know
whatever
it
is
that
we
find
the
way
that
the
testing
has
been
set
up.
Is
that
we
add
the
information
to
a
database,
that's
been
provided
by
chop
and
that
information
is
also
given
to
the
health
department.
So
they.
M
Have
that-
and
I
would
also
add
that
I
think
per
what
marin
was
saying
is
that
we
have
been-
we
obviously
have
had
staff.
We
have
probably
about
3
000
staff
members
working
in
buildings
right
now,
and
there
are
individuals
who
do
test
positive
after
working
in
our
building,
and
so
we
have
an
established
protocol
that
we've
been
using
with
pdph,
but
also
a
key
element
also
of
sharing
that
information
back
with
the
school
community
notifying
the
staff.
A
Okay,
I
know
that
there's
just
been
a
lot
of
confusion
about
that,
because
there's
been
complaints
from
school
communities
that
actually
they
don't
know
when
there's
a
positive
case
identified.
You
know
I
do
want
to
note-
and
I
think
that
this
is
for
our
council
to
kind
of
go
back
and
double
check
on.
A
Is
that
when
you
know
what
our
our
we
have
seen
a
significant
decline
in
our
transmission
rates
for
sure,
but
when
the
transmission
rates
were
very
high
within
the
city
and
there
was
a
positive
test
case,
it
didn't
seem
that
the
city
was
able
to
actually
do
contact
tracing.
So
somehow
you
know,
I
don't
know
if
the
change
allows
us
to
do
more
contact
racing.
A
Oftentimes
people
were
alerted
that
they
weren't
able
to
contact
trace,
and
so
you
know
they
were
urged
to
you
know
I
don't
know,
but
we
we
struggled
around
this,
so
I
do
hope
that,
as
we
kind
of
lay
out
this,
that
the
district
will
push
the
city
for
more
clarity
on
plans,
I
think
we
will
ask
more
questions
of
our
city
health
department
about
the
contact
facing
again
because
it's
laid
out
in
the
cdc
guidelines.
I
think
it's
an
important
area
for
us
to
to
continue
to
push
on.
A
D
D
Can
you
see
how
district
plans
to
overcome
the
challenges
of
having
younger
children,
abide
by
mass
mandates
and
social
distancing
recommendations,
and
I'm
thinking
particularly
about
the
current
plan,
to
reopen
pre-k
to
second
grade
schools?
First,
and
what
strategies
and
protocols
will
the
district
put
in
place
because
you
mentioned
it
generally
in
your
testimony?
But
do
you
have
any
specifics
on
what
that
would
look
like.
K
Yes,
councilwoman
brooks,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
done
is
first
we're
supplying
all
mass,
for
I
mean
mass
for
many
children
we
have.
We
have
lots
of
ppe
for
young
people
and
what
we
have
found
in
and
looking
at
the
day
cares
that
have
been
open.
The
early
childhood
centers
that,
with
few
exceptions,
the
children
are
actually
very
good
with
with
maintaining
or
keeping
their
mask
on.
D
I
know
you
mentioned
about
the
hotlines
for
parents,
but
it's
my
understanding
that
as
councilmember
again
mentioned,
many
people
were
frustrated
by
the
problems
with
the
hotlines
and
then
just
stopped
calling
they
were
being
told
that
they
would.
You
know
they
would
get
a
call
back
but
never
received
a
return
call,
and
that
was
troubling
as
it
means
as
we
get
towards
something
about
restoring
trust
and
building
trust.
I
mean
it's
important
that
you
know
if
the
systems
aren't
working,
we're
continuing
to
break
it.
D
K
We,
I
think,
as
we
begin
to
get
individuals
back
into
schools
and-
and
so
remember,
like
the
hotlines
were,
were
used
were
utilized
when
no
one
was
in
schools
right.
So
we
we
had
no
staff
members
other
than
other
than
food
service
staff
and
some
security
passing
out
lunches
and
breakfast,
but
we
had
no
other
individuals
in
in
schools.
Now
we
do
have
individuals
in
schools
who
can
be
a
first
line
of
communication
for
families
and
that
first
line
of
communication
could
be
school
staff,
but
nonetheless,
we
still
have
the
hotlines
available.
K
If,
in
fact,
individuals
cannot
get
someone
or
reach
someone
at
their
school.
How
we're
measuring
that
success
is
with.
We
are
looking
at
the
numbers
of
calls
we're
receiving
the
the
the
numbers
of
individuals
who
call
in
back.
We
also
measure
and
monitor
the
individuals
who
are
either
calling
the
assistant,
superintendent's
offices
or
or
or
the
central
administration
indicating
that
they
cannot
get
to
a
school
and
have
not
had
a
call
back.
K
We
are
tracking
that
information
and
where
we
need
to
we're
having
to
provide
more
support
and,
in
some
cases,
more
direction
for
individuals
to
naturally
be
more
responsive,
but
that's
how
we're
that's?
How
we're
trying
to
measure
those
things?
I
would
also
say
facebook
live
and,
and
some
of
the
other
things
that
we
have
used
were
direct
result
of
once
again,
members
of
council
saying,
like
you,
know,
you're
using
one
mode
of
communication
and
all
people
are
not
receiving
those
messages.
K
You
have
to
meet
people
kind
of
where
they're,
using
these
technologies
or
these
resources.
And
so
what
we've
tried
to
do
is
be
nimble
enough
to
push
messages
out
in
multiple
ways,
so
that,
regardless
of
how
individuals
are
getting
those
messages,
they
are
we're
able
to
push
them
on
those
platforms.
D
You
know
what
I
want
to
just
I
should
have
started
off
by
saying
I
have
noticed
some
of
the
changes
that
the
district
has
made
in
the
plan
with
council
food
feedback.
So
I
just
want
to
give
you
that
I
do
see
where
you
know
changes
are
being
implemented,
but
of
course
it
was
my
job
as
a
parent
activist
and
still
my
job
as
a
council
person
to
just
continue
to
push
for
the
best
possible
situations
that
we
can
have
for
returning
kids
to
school.
Also
around
this
public
trust
piece.
D
The
parents
aren't
going
to
trust
the
administration
in
the
building
and
that's
definitely
problematic,
and
I've
heard
this
from
union
members
in
several
buildings,
not
one
particular
building
that
someone
tested
positive
for
copic
and
they
heard
it
through
the
grapevine
that
had
someone
tested
positive
from
gold,
but
it
wasn't
spread
out
to
the
whole
school
community.
Now,
that's
the
information
that,
like
I
said,
continues
to
break
down
trust
because
more
than
likely,
those
are
the
same
people
who
have
kids
that
are
in
public
schools
around
the
city
and
they
also
know
the
building
conditions.
D
So,
while
we're
rallying
for
building
conditions
and
we're
rallying
for
public
trust,
we
have
to
make
sure
that
all
workers
in
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
trust
the
leadership
and
we
see
I'm
seeing
breakdowns
and
receiving
phone
calls
about
that
and
they
actually,
like.
I
said
they
intensified
after
last
monday
when
the
teachers
refused
to
go
back
in
the
building
and
that's
when
they
started
really
reaching
out
saying
the
teachers
are
right,
but
we
didn't
have
an
option
to
stay
home
and
the
administration
have
not
told
us
about
testing.
So
what?
D
What's
the?
What's
the
procedure
you're?
Seeing
that
you
guys
are
using
contact,
tracing
and
contacting
the
city,
but
if
the
administration
isn't
sharing
that
information,
I'm
not
talking
about
you.
I'm
talking
about
building
principles,
aren't
sharing
them
information
with
the
whole
team.
It
breaks
down
the
whole
community
of
trust
in
the
school
district
in
the
school
district
and
buildings.
K
Thank
you,
councilman
brooks
councilwoman,
brooks
and
the
you
you
are
right.
I
mean
the
the
the
so
contact
tracing
only
works
as
well
as
the
communication,
that
is,
that
is
existing
around
contact
tracing
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
it's
so
important
to
test
and
to
have
those
tests
of
everyone
in
buildings,
asymptomatic
tests
of
everyone
in
buildings,
because,
with
the
contact
tracing,
it's
only
reliant
on
those
individuals
either
reporting
it
to
their
health
agency
and
and
the
city
health
department.
K
K
I'll,
also
add
that
this
past
weekend
we
also
had
open
houses
or
town
halls,
one
with
32
bj
and
the
other
one
was
634
and
on
one
we
had
dr
dr
susan
coffin,
the
infectious
disease
division
of
chop,
as
was
at
one
and
then
with
the
other
meeting.
It
was
with
our
with
our
staff,
our
operations
staff,
because
there
were
questions
just
like
other
ones
you
just
had,
and
it
was
important
for
us
to
get
the
information
to
those
individuals
and
if
I
may
councilwoman,
I
also
said
something
earlier.
K
I
want
to
correct
because
I
don't
want
to
put
misinformation
out
early
on.
We
were
talking
about
mass
breaks
for
children,
but
the
importance
of
masking
now
is
such
that
you
cannot
no
longer
allow
mass
breaks.
There
will
be
breaks
for
children
to
eat
their
food,
but
we
would
ensure
that
they
are
the
appropriate
distances
apart
six
feet,
but
there
will
not
be
mass
breaks
at
schools.
D
Thank
you,
dr
hayes.
I
have
one
more
question,
so
I'm
really
happy
to
hear
that
you
guys
are
doing
open
houses
around
school
reopening
and
I'm
sorry
that
I
wasn't
able
to
attend
the
ones
that
I
signed
up
for
because
I
was
sick,
didn't
want
to
take
any
chances
until
I
was
wrong
with
me,
so
my
apologies
for
not
being
able
to
be
there.
But
I
do
have
a
few
questions.
Will
there
be
a
virtual
option
to
those
open
houses
and
will
there
be
translation
available
for
the
communities
that
need
it.
K
Yes,
on
the
virtual
option:
yes,
there
will
be
a
virtual
option
available
if
families
don't
necessarily
feel
comfortable
coming
into
the
facilities,
and
I
bel
I
have
to
get
the
response
to
the
translation
question,
but
just
like
everything
else,
we
do.
We
actually
have
to
provide
translation
services
if
in
fact,
communities
call
for
that.
So
I
will
have.
I
can
get
that
information
for
you.
I
just
don't
know
the
exact
answer
to
that
at
the
moment.
All.
A
Thank
you
so
much
councilmember
brooks
and
dr
heidi.
Can
you
just
you
know,
confirm
again
that
you
know,
as
I
think
that
council
member
brooks
outlined,
you
know
the
importance
of
being
able
to
reach
out
to
the
whole
school
community
whether
or
not
they
participate
in
the
open
house.
Can
you
commit
that
school
communities
have
a
chance
to
ask?
You
know
in
a
broader
town
hall
questions
that
that
they
may
have
school
by
school
as
we
structure
out
the
rio,
you
know
a
potential
reopening.
K
Yeah
I
can
commit
to
individuals
having
the
ability
to
contact
either
their
school
administrator
or
the
or
the
building
team.
That's
at
that
school
and
then
the
many
schools
have
already
had
town
halls,
and
but
I
would,
I
would
certainly
be
recommending
town
halls
at
the
school
level,
but
we
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
individuals
are
available
to
do
the
virtual
tours.
I
I'm
sorry
the
open
houses
for
schools
to
show
individuals,
those
classrooms
I'll
also
add
back
to
councilwoman
brooks's
question.
A
And
then
just
one
other
quick
follow-up
to
council
member
brooks,
could
you
clarify
what
type
of
maths
are
being
offered
to
to
youth
and
whether
those
have
been
delivered
to
our
schools?
I
know
that
the
dr
rubin
mentioned
that
cloth,
masks
or
gators
or
face
cloths
are
not
recommended
and
mentioned
the
three-ply
medical.
So
could
you
clarify
for
us
like
what
type
of
mess
are
being
provided.
K
K
B
We
had
there,
I
actually
don't
I'll-
have
to
get
back
in
exactly
the
numbers
we
did.
I
think
we
had
a
gross
amount
per
group
and
then
we
also
as
we
do
with
all
of
our
ppe
right
now.
In
addition
to
for
supply
chain
reasons,
we
actually
have
an
internal
warehouse
stores
storehouse
so
that
we
can
quickly
refill
as
needed.
B
We
also
do
have
disposable
masks
in
every
single
school
that
have
been
there
since
the
fall.
The
classic
medical
disposal
masks
that
were
described
and
again
it
has
been
a
kind
of
a
constantly
changing
guideline.
So
one
of
the
many
pieces
available-
and
we
have
continued
as
to
procure
additional
types
of
specialty
masks
for
anticipation
for
students
with.
B
Either
learning
disabilities
or
other
issues
clear,
mass
things
like
that,
so
that
we
continue
to
adjust
based
on
recommendations,
we're
getting
from
principals
from
school-based
staff
as
they
look
at
the
supplies
there
and
think
of
other
creative
ways.
So
it's
we
have
a
lot
in
stock
in
the
schools
and
backed
up
and
then
we're
continually
trying
to
adjust
as
either
new
recommendations
come
from
health
experts,
cdc,
etc
or
again.
What
our
folks
on
the
ground
in
the
schools
are
seeing
and
thinking
they
need.
So
we
can
try
to
procure.
B
So
we
have
we
committed
to
having
five
cloth
masks
for
every
teacher
and
every
school.
Those
are
on.
Those
are
the
classic
cloth
masks
for
every
teacher.
There
are
again
there
are
more
disposable
masks
than
you
can
imagine.
You've
ever
seen
in
a
room
that
are
spread
across
the
district.
At
the
moment
in
schools
we
do
have
n95
masks
for
nurses
and
for
special
ed
classrooms,
as
well
as
gowns
and
additional
equipment.
B
For
again,
those
would
be
testing
children,
homeyshow,
symptoms,
nurse
situations,
specialized
situations,
so
a
lot
of
that
additional
equipment
which
was
all
outlined
in
our
protocols
back
in
the
fall
and
we've
been
fulfilling
those
needs
again
that
I
will
say
for
those
who
were
in
the
schools
over
the
fall.
The
n95
mass
did
not
go
out
until
last
week
for
just
to
make
sure
we
can
maintain
the
supply
and
security
of
them.
A
I'll
have
a
few
more,
but
I
know
that
we
have
council
members
in
queue,
so
I
want
to
go
to
council
member
gautier.
I
also
do
want
to
ask
our
participants.
The
meeting
chat
is
solely
for
council
members.
There
will
be
time
when
you
testify
to
be
able
to
put
questions
on
the
record
and
we
will
make
sure
to
strive
to
get
them
answered
by
the
school
district
of
philadelphia.
A
K
F
My
questions
are
around
the
the
new
cdc
guidelines
and
how
our
plan
is
complying
with
them.
The
cdc
recommends
that
school
reopening
planning
should
include
at
a
minimum
teacher
student
representatives
and
parent
representatives.
I
appreciate
you
being
here
today
and
allowing
for
this.
You
know
forum
for
the
public
to
participate,
and
you
know
the
forum
that
the
district's
regular
meetings
provides
as
well
as
the
the
open
houses
that
you're
planning.
But
what
actual
authority
will
students,
teachers,
principals
and
parents
have
in
the
school
reopening
planning?
K
K
We
are
we
we
did
do
surveys
early
on
in
the
process
to
to
get
the
type
of
schedules
that
would
work
best
with
individuals
and
the
types
of
the
types
of
information
that
people
needed
to
receive.
We've
also
sent
surveys
out
to
staff
members
simply
because
of
the
number
of
staff
members.
I
mean
we
wanted
individuals
to
be
involved
in
that
process,
and
so
we
took
all
of
that
into
account
when
developing
our
plans
and
naturally
we
consider
all
of
that
when
we
either
move
forward
with
those
plans
or
do
not.
K
F
I
think
so,
council,
member
kim
and
and
council
member
brook
talked
with
you
a
lot
about
engagement,
and
you
know
ways
of
letting
people
know
that
their
questions
are
heard
and
answered.
I
think,
as
we
go
forward
with
this
plan,
we
do
have
to
have
some
sort
of
feedback
loop
that
allows
people
to
know
that
their
that
their
input
was
considered
and
and
reflected
matters
moving
on.
According
to
that
same
cdc,
guidance,
school
reopening
should
largely
consider
the
level
of
community
transmission
at
what.
K
Yeah,
so
I
think
that
the
newest
guidance,
the
the
figures
that
the
case
counts,
are
well
within
the
percentages
that
are
recommended
by
the
cdc
I
do
think
for
older
children.
The
the
case
counts
presents
a
different
challenge
for
us,
because
I
do
think,
because
those
those
percentages
are
much
lower.
Then
I
do
think
that
us
thinking
about
bringing
back
high
schoolers
right
now
would
be
problematic,
given
the
case
counts
recommendations
from
the
cdc.
I
K
Yeah,
so
our
recommendations
are
based
on
both
the
city,
pdph
or
the
state,
and
they
actually
make
those
determinations
for
us,
and
so
whatever
the
case
counts,
are
then
that
would
be.
That
would
mean
that
we
would
either
be
closing
the
school
closing
a
classroom,
closing
a
grade
level
quarantining
for
a
while
before
those
individuals
are
safe
to
return.
But
all
of
that's,
guided
by
the
advice
of
the
philadelphia
health
department
or
the
pennsylvania
health
secretary.
K
F
K
He
may
be
at
another
meeting
councilwoman,
so
what
I'll
do
is
I'll
I'll
get
a
response
to
you
for
that?
You
are
right
that
the
cdc
indicates
that
opening
a
window
or
door
or
utilizing
a
fan
when
it's
safe
to
do
so
and
the
and
to
your
point,
the
asthma
triggers
we.
We
know
that
there
are
asthma
triggers
for
children,
particularly
many
of
the
children,
that
we
serve
here
in
the
district,
and
we
have
building
engineers
who
be
constantly
monitoring
the
air
in
the
room.
E
K
We
actually
have
email
address
that
those
individuals
can
use,
and
it
is
called
coronavirus
report
at
fillersd.org
coronavirus
report
at
fillersd.org
and
that's
for
anyone
who
may
have
concerns
about
potential
positive
cases
and
they
they
they
can.
They
can
do
that
anonymously.
I
mean
where
they
can
do
that
via
email
and
then
we
research,
those
we
research,
those
cases
and
so
once
again,
thank
you
for
that
question.
I
think
it
was
important
to
get
that
information
back
to
you.
Councilwoman
brooks.
C
Good
afternoon,
everybody
good
afternoon,
dr
height,
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
be
a
part
of
this
conversation.
Thank
you
also
to
you
and
your
team
for
helping
us
get
sports
off
the
ground.
We've
been
going
at
it
for
a
couple
of
weeks
has
been
pieced
together
to
the
best
of
our
ability,
but
either
way
better
than
nothing,
and
I
think
it's
an
important
prevention-based
initiative
for
our
children.
C
I
want
to
jump
back
into
some
of
the
things
councilmember
brooks
talked
about
as
well
as
a
few
other
council
members
as
it
relates
to
the
trust
side.
I
think
that
is
a
very,
very
important
factor,
and
I
think
that
really
starts
with
transparency,
and
so
one
of
the
ways
that
transparency
was
discussed
in
the
past
and
honestly,
I
think
today's
hearing
hopefully
will
help
with
some
of
the
trust
as
well
too.
C
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
different
stakeholders
listening
now,
one
of
the
things
that
was
discussed
in
the
midst
of
our
meetings
and
dialogues
was
this
idea
of
school
tours.
Can
you
talk
to
us
about
the
school
tours?
I
know
I've
been
able
to
go
into
a
three
I've
been
able
to
visit,
I
think,
maybe
three
schools.
I
know
that
there
was
a
time
when
we
talked
about
having
teachers
staff
as
well
as
parents
and
anyone
else
who
wanted
access
to
go
on
tours.
Is
that
still
an
option?
K
It
is,
and,
and
so
as
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
communicated
out,
councilman
councilmember
thomas-
is
that
we're
calling
it
school
readiness
and
it
is
a
and
individuals
can
do
it,
either
in
person
or
virtually
and
their
tours
requested
by
parents
from
parents
who
have
opted
for
hybrid
learning.
It's
by
appointment
only
naturally,
because
we
have
to
control
the
amount
of
traffic
that
that
is
in
and
around
in
and
around
schools.
C
K
These
are
these
tours,
specifically,
are
for
individuals
who
had
signed
to
return
their
children
to
schools
in
the
hybrid
model.
We
we
want
to
hit
those
individuals
first
and
then
we
could
do
broader
tours
for
everyone
else,
but
these
are
for
the
individuals
who
signed
up
for
9
000
children
who
would
be
returning
to
schools
in
the
pre-k
through
second
grade.
Okay,
so.
C
Earlier
council
member
brooks
talked
a
little
bit
about
notifying
staff
when
a
case
took
place
and
there
been
some
miscommunications.
What
happens,
and
I
know
this
isn't
your
plan,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
be
communicating
to
the
public.
What
happens
and
what's
the
protocol
that's
going
to
be
in
place
if,
if
a
child
were
to
be
exposed
to
somebody
who
tested
positive,
whether
that
be
a
teacher
or
another
student
like
how?
What
is
the
plan
to
notify
parents
and
families?
C
C
K
And
and
councilman
thomas,
that
would
be
a
form
letter
that
actually
comes
from
the
district
that
is
guided
by
like
the
health
department
that
tells
them
that
gives
recommendations
on
what
individuals
should
do,
how
long
they
should
quarantine
what
they
should
look
for
in
terms
of
symptoms.
It
would
likely
include
testing
if,
in
fact,
those
individuals
have
not
been
tested
already.
K
Yeah
so
we've
been
so
we've
had
some
experience
with
this
council
councilman
because
we
have,
like
we've,
been
transporting
some
students
to
some
of
the
archdiocese
schools.
There
have
been
case
counts
there,
and
we've
had
to
notify
individuals
who
were
on
those
modes
of
on
the
school
buses
with
individuals
in
that
grade
or
in
that
classroom.
K
So
the
these
these
pieces
of
communication
go
out
almost
immediately,
so
they
would
go
out
that
as
soon
as
we
would
know,
they
would
go
out
and
then
naturally
it
would
start
a
process
for
contact
tracing
and
all
of
those
things.
But
if,
in
fact,
we
have
the
ability
to
test
we
could
test,
but
if
not,
we
would
make
sure
that
families
know
are
aware
of
what
happened
and
if
it
reaches
a
certain
threshold,
then
either
the
classroom
would
be
quarantined
or
put
on
quarantine
for
a
number
of
days.
C
Right,
I
just
I
think,
my
only
my
concern
around
that
is
just.
I
worry
about
the
sense
of
urgency
as
far
as
like
how
effective
the
district
will
be
able
to
communicate
to
parents
and
families
or
the
administration,
I
don't
know,
I
think
that
maybe
I
guess
the
recommendation
would
be
to
have
a
conversation
with
teachers
to
see
if
we
can
have
them
involved
in
some
way.
I'm
just
putting
my
administrator
hat
on.
C
I
I
in
a
former
lifetime
I
was
a
dean
and
a
an
administrator
in
a
school,
and
so
I'm
not
just
worried
about
the
fact
that
people
hearing
that
information
from
someone
else,
like
you,
know
a
parent
telling
another
parent
before
the
parent
hears
from
the
district
right.
So
like,
oh
man,
you
know,
I'm,
you
know,
that's
crazy.
C
You
know
it's
seven
o'clock
and
I'm
hearing
from
such
and
such
mom,
but
I
haven't
heard
it
from
anybody
from
the
district
side
or
anything
like
that,
maybe
just
because
they
were
planning
to
send
the
information
the
next
day
at
9
00
a.m,
and
sometimes
that's
just
that
little
bit
right.
There
is
enough
to
kind
of
frustrate
people,
so
I
think
I
don't
know
I'm
just
maybe
it's
the
old
school
I
mean
I
just
want
a
phone
call
or
something
like
that
to
kind
of
happen,
right
away,
just
a
recommendation.
C
Maybe
they
come
from
a
household
where,
unfortunately,
they
brought
into
some
of
the
misinformation.
That's
been
presented
out
there.
So
maybe
I
know
we
talked
about
you
know
getting
them
accustomed
to
wear,
masks
and
things
like
that,
but
just
again
in
a
spirit
of
trust
and
transparency
and
thinking
about
making
folks
feel
comfortable
returning
to
the
building.
C
What
what
things
are
in
place
to
kind
of
address
that
scenario
right
there,
where
you're
dealing
with
a
delicate
child
and
and
them
not
necessarily
following
the
covet
restrictions
and
guidelines,
because
we've
had
some
trouble
in
a
sports
world
with
some
of
the
student
athletes.
But
again
we
have
that
kind
of
character.
We
could
dangle
over
them
right
because
they
actually
want
to
be
there
and
they
want
to
be
participating
so
they'll
they'll,
they'll
they'll.
We
can
see
them
that
corrective
action
as
it
relates
to
behavior.
K
Yeah,
no,
I
think
I
think
that's
the
right
question
councilman
thomas,
and
I
think
that,
as
you
said
in
the
sports
world,
you
you
you've
had
that
experience,
but
you
can
dangle
something
over
them.
One
of
the
things
that
ori
talked
about
earlier
months
and
a
chief
a
financial
officer
talked
about
earlier,
was
the
number
of
mass
that
we
provide
and
then
those
other
layers
of
support
that
individuals
could
utilize
if
a
child
is
not
able
to
wear
physically
able
to
wear
a
mask.
K
If
we
know
children
are
going
to
lose
it,
we
know
that
they're
going
to
they're
going
to
take
them
off
at
times,
and
then
we
will
all
be
there
to
remind
young
people
to
to
actually
put
them
back
on,
and
I
will
once
again
add,
but
it's
one
layer
of
safety.
The
other
layer
is
to
ensure
that
they
are
six
feet
apart.
K
K
I'd
also
add
that
another
challenge
that's
emerging
are
families
who
are
at
least
emailing
some
district
staff
right
now
complaining
about
the
requirement
for
children
to
wear
masks,
and
so
we
we
also
have
that
that
we're
going
to
be
navigating
through
as
well.
And
it's
important
to
indicate
that
choice
is
still
available
for
those
families
and
if
they
don't
choose
to
have
children
wear
masks
all
day,
then
then
perhaps
the
remote.
C
Last
question:
even
as
we're
sitting
on
this
call,
the
gun
violence
issue
has
been
a
huge
problem
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
I'm
pretty
sure
all
of
us
are
aware
of
it
as
representatives
of
government
in
some
capacity
or
another.
I
think
that
we
all
should
own
some
level
of
responsibility
even
sitting
here
right
now.
We
just
found
out
of
an
unfortunate
mass
shooting
today,
where
seven
people
were
shot.
So,
of
course,
first
and
foremost,
my
thoughts
and
prayers
go
out
to
those
victims
and
the
family's
there.
C
K
C
C
K
K
As
a
district,
I'm
going
to
invite
back
to
the
conversation
karen
lynch,
whose
team
has
done
a
good
bit
of
work
even
serving
on
the
the
city's
task
force
around
gun
violence,
so
that
she
could
also
add
some
some
other
strategies
that,
as
the
school
district
we've
been
utilizing
to
address
the
needs
of
our
young
people.
Karen.
L
Thank
you,
doctor,
hey.
So,
in
addition
to
those
items
that
you
have
mentioned,
I
I
would
say
that
this
is
an
extremely
important
topic
for
us
and
that's
why
we
have
been
working
with
the
city's
anti-gun
task
force.
We've
looked
at
the
data
we
have
identified
locations
where
there
is
greater
concern,
but,
most
importantly
from
the
perspective
of
the
school
district
of
philadelphia,
we
are
increasing
the
numbers
of
caseworkers
that
we
have.
L
That
can
actually
do
supportive
work
with
students,
and
we
are
looking
at
the
data
to
show
what
what
is
the
likelihood
the
age,
the
grade,
the
what
type
of
school
did
they
attend.
So
it's
given
us
an
opportunity
to
know
where
we
can
and
should
place
greater
emphasis
on
ensuring
that
students
remain
in
school,
that
they
are
well
equipped
to
deal
with
their
issues
and
their
concerns,
and
for
that
reason
that's
why
we
do
such
things
as
we've
got
restorative
practice.
C
Okay,
well,
I
mean,
I
know
we
don't
have
we're
running
a
long
time.
Other
people
have
questions
so
I'll
stop
right
there.
I
think
that
that'll
be
probably
one
of
the
things
that
we
should
probably
discuss
in
ongoing
conversation,
as
well
as
some
of
the
preventative
initiatives
we
should
do
this
summer
and
looking
at
the
learning
gap
that
we
know
exists
as
well
too.
I
think
that
that
entire
package,
right
there
is
a-
is
a
huge
conversation
we
have
to
have.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
appreciate
that.
L
L
Madam
chair,
may
I
sure,
okay
great,
so
the
question
was
asked
about
how
will
parents
find
out
about
the
results
of
testing
and
I
think
the
council
member
made
reference
to
a
quick
response
and
how
will
parents
find
out
quickly?
It
is
the
school
nurse
that
is
going
to
conduct
that
test.
The
school
nurse
will
enter
that
information
into
our
database
system.
Our
parents
have
will
give
us
consents
and
the
consents
will
indicate
their
phone
number,
their
texting,
their
email
address.
L
A
L
They
will
contact.
The
school
nurse
has
been
trained
by
chop.
Chop
gave
us
all
of
the
protocols,
so
our
school
nurses
have
been
trained.
They
will
conduct
the
symptomatic
and
asymptomatic
testing
as
well
on
students
if
the
test
they
will
notify
parents
that,
on
that
particular
day,
their
child
was
tested,
and
if
the
test
is
negative
or
positive,
that
result
will
be
given
to
the
parent,
so
the
parent
will
find
out
either
way.
A
L
A
So
we
have
two
different
two
different
entities:
doing
testing
within
a
school.
The
school
nurse
will
handle
students
and
then
an
entity
that
is
there
regularly
or
is
there
at
least
once
a
week
for
staff
testing?
Is
that
correct,
yes,
okay
and
that
entity
will
then
inform
the
principal
if
there's
a
positive
test
case
amongst
staff
and.
M
Good
afternoon
again,
yes,
so
the
they
won't
inform
the
principal.
They
will
inform
our
central
point
first,
because
that
point
of
contact
has
to
go
directly
to
the
philadelphia
department
of
public
health.
So
we
need
to
funnel
everything
through
our
office
of
employee
health.
We
then
have
a
protocol
to
feed
that
information
back
immediately
to
the
principal,
as
well
as
just
to
commence
the
contact
tracing.
M
A
M
All
of
those
are
directed
by
the
pdph
and
they
set
those
guidelines
and
there's
a
set
of
standard
questions.
They
ask
about
the
amount
of
time
people
have
been
with
wearing
masks,
not
wearing
masks
within
or
less
than
six
feet,
there's
sort
of
a
standard
set
of
questions
that
would
then
determine
you
know
if
it's
a
building
engineer
who
was
potentially
in
his
space
and
not
interacting
with
other
adults.
It
may
be
that
someone
tests
positive,
but
nobody
else
needs
to
quarantine
in
that
school.
M
A
So
pdph
will
make
the
recommendation
on
who
actually
has
to
quarantine
correct?
Okay,
all
right,
so
we
have
council
members,
squilla,
oh
and
then
council,
member
gilmore
richardson.
I
apologize
the
committee
members
and
then
we'll
go
to
council
member
gilmore
richardson
and
just
you
know
with
respect.
I
hope
that
folks,
who
are
watching
today
understand
this
complicated
area,
we're
trying
to
ask
a
lot
of
questions
and
clarity.
This
is
us
also.
We
understand
what
the
district
rapidly
evolving.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
appreciate
the
time
and
opportunity
for
this
hearing.
Thank
you,
dr
height,
and
thank
you
for
always
being
able
to
answer
our
questions.
It's
so
important
too,
that
not
only
during
the
hearing,
but
even
when
we
send
you
emails
or
reach
out
that
you
or
your
staff
get
back
to
us
and
much
appreciated
my
my
questions
on
the
line
of
knowing
that
the
the
date
has
now
been
moved.
I
think
from
22nd
to
march.
K
K
K
We
hope
that
whatever
the
timeline
that
the
third
party
mediation
is
occurring
on
is
fast
enough,
that
it
responds
to
any
questions
about
first
getting
staff
members
back
into
buildings
and
then
the
second
part
is
students
back
into
buildings,
but
we
hope
that
all
of
that
is
is
done
by
then,
but
that's
it.
One
doesn't
depend
on
the
other.
We
just
pushed
the
date
back
in
order
to
ensure
that
classrooms
were
ready.
B
Okay,
all
right
also,
I
just
want
to
follow
up
with
my
colleague,
councilmember
thomas-
is
about
the
ability
to
have
counselors
available
for
the
mental
health
and
the
challenges
that
a
lot
of
the
kids
have
been
going
through
by
not
being
at
school.
Even
though
it's
a
hybrid
type
learning
process
and
we'll
have
those
counselors
in
there
are
they
counselors
also
available
to
the
students
that
are
at
home.
K
B
B
Yeah
because
we've
been
hearing
a
lot
of
concerns
from
some
of
the
the
parents
and
even
other
other
folks
who
just
have
how
hard
their
kids
are,
are
struggling
through
through
this
process,
and
so
I
think
that's
something
that
we
really
need
to
concentrate
on.
You
know
whether
it's
a
hybrid
learning
or
virtual
learning.
J
B
B
We
appreciate
the
the
ongoing
conversation
and
we
know
there's
a
lot
of
questions
to
be
asked.
I
want
to
thank
you.
A
lot
of
our
colleagues
have
asked
questions
that
we
had
and
mainly
about
the
ventilation
that
was
answered
earlier
in
the
hearing.
Do
you
see
once
we
get
to
a
point
where
we
can
have
safe
openings?
Obviously,
there's
still
big
challenges
along
the
way,
and
this
will
be
an
opportunity
for
us
to
to
work
on
some
of
the
other
school
issues.
K
B
K
B
B
B
You
know
when
they're
going
to
school,
just
to
make
sure
the
grounds
you
know,
picking
them
up.
The
school
itself
is
safe
and,
second
of
all,
in
light
of
what
we
have
right
now,
which
is
increased,
homicide,
gun
violence
and
appears
to
be
beefs
and
grudges.
You
know
revenge
that
type
of
thing
which,
in
a
prior
time
in
our
city,
we
had
a
lot
of
gang
wars
and
they
would
find
their
ways
outside
and
in
the
schools.
B
I
remember
when
we
first
put
metal
detectors.
It
was.
There
were
weapons
in
schools.
There
were
teachers
being
knocked
unconscious
thrown.
There
was
a
whole
issue
around
that.
I'm
not
sure
where
we
are
in
there,
because
I've
heard
different
things.
And
so
could
you
explain
what
the
school
is
going
to
do
number
one
when
the
when
the,
when
the
the
elementary
kids
come
back
and
what
is
the
plan
of
the
school
moving
forward
in
terms
of
school
police.
K
K
They
were
never
deputized
officers,
but
instead
we
call
them
school
safety
officers
to
do
a
lot
of
what
you
just
described,
and
it
really
is
training
those
individuals
how
to
resolve
conflict,
training,
individuals
on
efforts
to
maintain
the
safety
of
staff,
in
particular,
small
children,
and
that
safety
that
a
person
in
the
building
that's
responsible
for
the
safety
of
those
individuals
coming
to
and
from
schools.
And
so
those
individuals
have
been
at
all
of
the
sites.
Where
we've
been
distributing
meals.
K
Where
we
have
been
distributing
technology,
they
will
also
be
at
every
site
that
has
pre-k
through
second
grade
students,
so
that
we
are
able
to
provide
the
safety
of
staff
and
young
people
who
would
be
returning
when,
when
more
children
come
back,
we
we
will
be
very
engaged
in
ensuring
that
we
have
as
much
information
as
possible.
As
you
can
only
imagine
in
some
of
these
communities,
particularly
among
our
high
schoolers
and
some
middle
schools.
K
We
we
probably
have
areas
or
areas
that
are
currently
beefing
with
each
other,
and
then
those
individuals
will
come
together
and
see
each
other
see
each
other
for
the
first
time.
So
we
are
anticipating
having
to
do
lots
of
types
of
conflict
resolution
and
opportunities
for
young
people
to
express
themselves
in
ways
that
are
non-valid
when
individuals
get
back
into
the
routine
of
coming
back
to
school.
K
So
that's
a
broader
plan
and
it's
all
of
what
you
heard
from
karen
lynch
earlier
with
pbis
youth
court,
restorative
practices,
conflict
resolution
and
and
really
through
a
lens
of
of
of
having
individuals,
talk
about
equity
and
the
inequities
that
exist
and
and
so
we're
we're
in
the
process
of
training
individuals
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
those
individuals
will
then
become
the
mentors
of
of
young
people.
They
will
become
the
the
individuals
that
young
people
will
be
able
to
confide
in
when
they're
having
these
types
of
issues.
K
A
B
You
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Yes,
mr
laser,
I
I
was
just
asking
about
the
third
party
mediator.
If,
if
and
when
the
timeline
of
when
we
think
his
decision
will
come
or
her
decision
will
come
down,
and
also
if
it's
possible
that
the
mediator
can
say
all
schools
are
safe
to
return
or
there
are
some
schools
that
are
not
safe
at
that
time
and
then
decide
what
to
do.
After
that
point.
B
B
Mayor
for
labor
for
the
city
good
afternoon,
everybody
sorry
I
had
to
jump
off
but
yeah
so
councilman
school.
We
have
had
very
robust
conversations
with
dr
peter
who's.
The
mediator
that
the
city
has
chosen.
We've
met
with
we've
been
meeting
with
the
district
and
their
team
and
the
pft
and
their
team
to
go
over
lists
of
concerns
and
just
specific
information
that
was
asked
from
the
pft
to
go
through
schools.
At
this
point,
we're
still
going
through
that
information.
It
is
a
large
list.
B
You
know
to
make
sure
and
that's
where
we're
at
right
now
I
don't
want
to
get
into
real
specific,
because
I
know
there's
data,
that's
being
you
know,
shuffled
back
and
forth.
The
district
has
done
immense
amount
of
work
to
put
this
information
and
send
it
over
and
we're
working
with
both
sides
with
the
mediator
to
try
to
go
through
and
work
together
to
go
through
the
concerns
of
each
school,
to
make
sure
that
everybody
is
on
the
same
page
and
feels
confident
that
people
can
return.
B
B
B
You
know
I
don't
know
the
district
that
wanted
to
be
courteous
and
then
want
to
ask
the
you
know:
parents
on
sunday
and
push
it
back,
so
people
can
make
other
arrangements,
whether
it's
at
keeping
children
in
access,
centers
or
working
with
family
members
or
other
other
means
for
their
children,
but
I'm
hoping
that
that
date
is
possible,
but
again
we're
going
to
diligently
work
with
everybody
to
try
to
make
that
day
possible.
But
I
don't
want
to
speak
too
too
much
to
it
until
we
continue
to
go
through
the
large
amount
of
information.
B
A
Mr
lisa,
could
you
just
clarify
again
the
the
does.
The
mediator
have
the
power
to
determine
whether
the
school
reopening
moves
forward
or
not
or
is
this
is
that
within
their
scope
of
of
even
their
scope
of
powers,
I
think
that's
a
little
bit
of
what
council
member
school
is
trying
to
understand.
We're,
not
sure
what
powers
they
have.
B
We
choose
a
mediator
when
we
were,
there
was
disagreements
with
pieces
of
the
moa,
and
either
side
of
the
either
party
could
could
invoke
the
mediation
process.
I
think
the
mediator
can
make
recommendations
to
whether
they
believe
the
schools
are
ready
or
not,
or
whether
there
are
certain
things
that
have
to
be
done.
They
will
make
those
recommendations
and,
from
my
knowledge,
both
sides
would
either
side
would
you
know
we
would
all
live
by
the
recommendations
made
by
the
air?
That's
my
understanding.
A
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much
madam
chair
for
this
latitude,
as
I'm
not
a
member
of
the
committee,
but
I
had
to
to
be
on
this
call
not
only
as
a
member
of
council
but
as
a
mother
of
a
young
person
in
the
district
who's
slated
to
return
who's
in
kindergarten
and
also
I
have
a
ninth
grader
as
well
in
the
district.
G
That
will
be
vitally
important
as
we
continue
to
to
move
forward,
but
also
thank
you
too,
for
the
commitment
around
the
tours,
and
I
know
I
talked
about
that
when
we
toured
the
two
schools
nevinger
and
also
the
school
in
west
philadelphia
hamilton.
So
thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
the
tours
for
families
and
for
teachers
who
opted
in
to
return
back
to
school.
G
I
wanted
to
just
quickly
ask
a
few
questions
and
get
a
couple
of
questions
on
the
record,
based
on
conversations
that
I've
been
having
with
teachers
and
administrators
in
the
district
to
have
again
relative
concern
around
the
process.
So
I
wanted
to
circle
back
to
one
of
the
questions
one
of
my
colleagues
asked
around
who
will
be
administering
the
test.
The
covet
tests
in
schools
weekly-
and
I
know
you
know
there-
was
a
differentiation
made
around.
G
You-
know
school
nursing
staff,
providing
the
testing
to
children,
but
there
would
be
another
separate
entity,
testing
teachers.
Could
you
just
go
a
little
further
into
who
will
be
responsible
for
that
in
more
information
around
whether
that's
a
contract
or
what
you
know
the
details
around
that
will
be.
K
Yes,
as
indicated
by
my
colleagues,
school
nurses
would
be
testing
children
and
they
would
be
doing
the
tests
for
the
children.
We
will
be
using
another
entity
to
test
adults
and
then
I'll
have
I
see
larissa
shambo
on
a
chief
talent
officer,
so
I'll
have
her
explain
more
about
what
who
those
entities
are
and
how
we
contracted
with
them.
M
Sure,
good
afternoon
again,
I
we
have
two
different
entities
who
will
provide
be
providing
services
to
our
schools
to
ensure
that
we
have
enough
capacity
to
meet
the
needs
of
testing
every
employee.
Once
a
week,
one
provider
doc's
health
was
selected
by
the
philharmonic
department
of
public
health
for
symptomatic
testing,
as
well
for
both
symptomatic
and
asymptomatic
testing.
M
The
other
company
is
called
wellness
coaches,
which
was
selected
through
work
as
a
provider
through
our
independence,
blue
cross
provider
network,
and
so
both
of
those
entities
will
be
following
the
same
process
and
that
they
are
working
together
on
creating
and
finalizing
the
protocol,
so
that
it
is
the
same
process
for
employees.
Two
different
entities
who
would
be
providing
that
service.
G
Sure
so,
to
quickly
drill
down,
because
I
know
our
madam
chair
say
that
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
time
but
to
drill
down
on
that.
You
said
docs,
health
and
also
wellness
coaches,
which
was
provided
through
the
provider
network
that
you
have
with
ibx
so
around
those
contracts.
If
you
could
just
detail
those
contracts
and
what
diversity
or
equity
and
inclusion
you
know,
decision
making
was
included
when
you
decided
on
those
contracts,
meaning
are
there
any
diverse
organizations?
Mbe
wbe
participation.
G
Okay,
because-
and
let
me
tell
you
why
I'm
very
concerned
about
that-
because
we
have
to
ensure
that
there
is
continued
equity
in
this
process
and
that
we
continue
to
address
the
public
trust
in
the
health
care
system,
particularly
for
communities
of
color
and
there's
a
certain
level
of
cultural
competency,
that's
needed
when
you
are
dealing
with
individuals
and
giving
them.
You
know,
testing
and
also
you
know,
eventually
vaccines.
G
So
I
really
want
to
drill
down
and
get
the
information
on
the
amount
of
those
contracts
and
what
minority
participation
will
be
included
in
those
contracts,
because
we
really
you
know,
we
have
to
stop
this.
Okay,
we
have
to
get
to
a
point
where
you
know
we
are
ensuring
that
we
are
supporting
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
and
all
the
decisions
we
make
and
that
that
is
an
important
part
of
the
decisions
we
make.
G
G
Thank
you
so
much
madam
chair
and
thank
you,
dr
hein.
I
had
to
get
those
questions
on
the
record
because
in
this
role
I
recognize
we
are
accountable
to
the
people
that
we
serve
and
I
have
to
ask
the
questions
they
act
so
that
we
can
ensure
we
have
answers
on
the
record
for
them
and
just
as
a
parent
I
mean
talking
to
our
our
teachers
and
our
other
families.
We
all
are
very
nervous
about
this.
You
know
my
baby
girl
she's
only
six
years
old.
G
G
In
the
district
I
mean
it
will
be
vitally
important,
particularly
as
they're
growing
in
their
social,
emotional
learning,
but
also
returning
to
an
in-person
setting
where
they
have
to
interact
with
other
people.
You
know
in
a
completely
new
in
different
ways.
So
thank
you.
Madam
chair
for
the
latitude-
and
I
just
wanted
to
get
all
that
on
the
record
and
dr
hyde.
If
you
could
address
some
of
those
things,
that
would
be
most
helpful,
but
thank
you
all
so
much.
You
know
for
your
continued
work,
absolutely.
K
Thank
you,
councilwoman
gilmore,
richardson
and
I'll
try
to
go
the
list
just
with
the
information.
I
know
some
of
these
will
have
to
get
responses
back
to
you.
First
and
foremost,
we'll
get
you
the
mbe
for
the
testing
entities,
I
mean
what
and
what
they
represent
and
those
those
contracts.
One
as
you
know,
is
from
pa.
It's
through
ph
pdph
and
then
the
other
one
is
through
ibx.
That
is
what
is
our
provider,
our
healthcare
provider,
the
the
the
questions
that
you
asked.
First
about
the
temperatures
in
classrooms.
K
Yes,
you
are
right
that
in
some
classrooms
the
temperatures
fluctuate,
some
are
very
hot,
others
are
maybe
very
cold
and
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
go
through
a
process
to
regulate
those
temperatures,
and
if
that
is
a
room
that
we,
where
we
have
installed
a
fan,
individuals
will
be
coming
in
four
times
a
day
to
check
the
temperature,
and
if
that
temperature
falls
below
what
is
68
degrees,
we
would
then
take
that
classroom,
offline
and
relocate
that
class
to
another
area
of
the
building.
That's
that
has
a
more
appropriate
climate.
G
Manager
point
of
clarification:
yes,
yes,
doctor
height,
really
quickly.
I
just
wanted
to
to
pause
there
where
you
talked
about
the
individuals
coming
in
to
check
the
classrooms,
and
I
specifically
remember
when
we
were
at
nevinger.
There
was
a
number
given
of
the
amount
of
individuals
who
can
check
the
classrooms,
I
believe
of
14
across
all
the
the
city
schools.
So
what
my
concern
is
is,
if
there's
some
type
of
device,
some
type
of
scientific
measuring
device
that
we
can
put
in
every
single
classroom.
G
G
K
Thank
you
councilwoman,
and
I
thank
the
14
individuals,
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
not
confusing
this
with
the
the
groups
that
we're
doing
the
air
balancing
reports.
Every
building
engineer
can
check
that
has
a
device
to
check
temperatures
so
that,
and
we
have
built-in
engineers
in
each
of
our
buildings.
Some
have
multiple
building
engineers,
and
so
every
building
engineer
can
do
temperature
checks.
K
But
you
ask
a
series
of
other
questions
as
well
with
the
and
we
can
explore
whether
device
I
mean,
if
they're
devices
that
can
be
used
in
order
to
do
this,
that
we
either
install
in
rooms
or,
I
think,
at
least
in
chicago
they're,
using
a
device
that
tests
the
air
quality
in
rooms.
But
that's
also
done
by
the
building
engineer:
it's
not
a
device,
it's
a
device
that
was
purchased
for
each
engineer
and
they
use
that
device
to
check
that,
and
we
can.
K
We
can
certainly
explore
that
as
a
part
of
of
our
efforts
moving
forward,
you
asked
about
the
sinks
I'll
have
to
get
that
information
back
to
you
in
terms
of.
If
we,
I
know,
we
checked
all
all
water
stations
and
we
cut
the
water
off
where
individuals
could
touch
those
stations
and
get
water,
so
we
wanted
to
make
all
of
those
hands-free.
K
I
do
believe
that
also
applies
to
sinks,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
I
get
that
answer
to
you
and
I
don't
have
the
specific
answer
for
that
question
yeah.
I
do
have
it
now.
Yes,
sinks
we're
all
repaired
and
if
they
are,
those
that
are
used
in
classrooms,
they've
also
been
adjusted
to
either
not
operate
by
hand
or
operate
remote
or
operate
hands-free,
and
I
would
imagine,
with
the
age
of
most
of
our
sinks,
we
probably
took
those
out
of
operations
so
that
individuals
would
not
be
operating
those
by
hand.
K
A
P
A
A
You
know
back
and
forth,
with
the
district
in
terms
of
mental
health
supports,
and
I
know
superintendent
height.
I
know
how
seriously
you
feel
about
this
issue,
but
could
you
share?
Are
there
any
plans
for
new
and
new
or
additional
supports
to
help
students
who
are
dealing
or
school
communities
that
are
dealing
with
crisis
and
what
your
specific
priorities
are
for?
A
K
Mean
and
if,
in
fact,
monies
flow
like,
we
think
they
may
flow
from
the
federal
government.
This
is
an
area
that
is
extremely
important
for
us
and
so
expanding
the
resources
that
are
available
through
some
of
the
step
programs
that
are
at
schools.
Now,
I
think-
and
it's
that's
at
about
30
schools.
I
think
step
program
is
about
at
30
schools,
but
expanding
those
types
of
resources
for
young
people
really
focusing
on
the
process
that
the
board
has
begun
around
the
goals
and
guard
rails
work.
K
A
A
We
understand
that
we're
all
pushing
for
dividend
administration
to
do
a
major
relief
package
that
supports
you,
know
the
school
districts
and
we
need
the
state
legislature
that
has
now
of
an
education
funding
plan
before
it
from
governor
wolf
to
really
step
forward
and
ensure
that
our
schools
are
as
important
as
horse
racing
or
any
other
industry
that
that
has
been
prioritized
within
the
state
budget.
But
I
think
maybe,
if
we
could
we'll
I'll
move
on
to
a
few
other
areas.
A
I
mean
one
two,
two
other
areas
that
I
think
have
been
raised
to
us
by
by
educators
who
are
concerned.
You
know,
as
we
bring
back
young
people
in
one,
is
that
the
likely
the
inevitability
that
individuals
will
be
identified
as
covet,
positive
and
and
the
need
for
quarantining,
and
all
of
that
one
of
the
most
difficult
aspects
is
that
quarantining
itself
is
extremely
difficult.
It's
wearing
on
a
family.
A
It
can
impact
a
family's
member,
a
family
member's
ability,
technically
they're
not
supposed
to
go
out
of
the
house
depending
on
who's
been
exposed
and
for
how
long-
and
it
seems
like
there
needs
to
be
support
and
advice
for
that
family,
including
medical,
supports
and
questions
again.
This
is
beyond
the
district
is
partly
why
I
think
the
reopening
of
school
is
so
much
more
than
just
about
the
classroom.
A
It
is
really
about,
for
the
first
time
having
an
affirmative
health
outreach
to
many
communities
that
have
long
been
left
behind
in
terms
of
the
covid
pandemic,
they've
been
deeply
impacted
and
they
haven't
always
had
access
to
a
lot
of
health
information,
treatment,
opportunities
and
support.
So
I
think
one
of
the
concerns
that
a
lot
of
educators
have
brought
forward
is
that
if
a
child
were
to
be
identified
as
covet
or
to
have
been
exposed
and
then
technically,
if
their
family
members
might
have
to
be
concerned
about
isolation,
this
can
impact
jobs.
A
Are
there
and
has
there
been
any
discussion
about
how
the
city
and
the
district
can
be
working
together
to
ensure,
for
example,
food
delivery
or
to
address?
If
there's
a
job
issue,
that's
in
place
or
medical
help
and
treatment
for
the
family
of
the
individual
who's
been
identified
as
needing
to
quarantine
or
be
in.
K
A
K
K
We
haven't
thought
about
like
the
the
quarantining
I
mean,
for
instance,
if,
if
we're
focused
on
the
child
and
the
and
the
individuals
in
those
classrooms
quarantining
beyond
that,
we
will
need
additional
support
and
help
from
other
agencies
and
other
entities
to
support
that
family.
We
can
manage
the
I
mean
we
had
to
deliver
computers,
and-
and
so
we
delivered
computers
to
some
families
and
in
some
cases,
even
delivered
some
meals,
and
so
we
we
do
have
the
ability
to
do
that.
But,
beyond
that,
it's
it's
going
to
be.
K
I
think
it's
going
to
be
difficult,
just
as
a
school
district
in
and
of
itself
to
try
to
address
some
of
these
issues
that
are
outside
of
our
control,
like
supporting
a
family
that
needs
to
quarantine.
I
do
think
that's
going
to
require
a
lot
more
than
some
of
the
resources
that
we
have
here.
I'll
just
add:
60
schools
have
step,
not
30.,
so
we
have
expanded
that
program.
A
Thank
you,
and
do
you
know
so
if
we
could
go
into
a
few
of
the
more
well
more
rapid
fire
questions,
and
then
I
will
we'll
be
able
to
recognize
that
there's
a
lot
of
people
who
are
waiting,
but
you
know
just
had
a
few
more
rapid
fire
questions.
Could
you
tell
us
or
do?
Are
you
aware
of
how
many
staff
have
requested
accommodations
because
they
themselves
are
either
have
high
risk
conditions
or
they
live
with
family
members
who
have
high
risk
conditions
and
how
many
of
those
requests
have
been
granted.
K
A
K
K
M
Sure
we
actually
for
those
who
are
directed
to
quarantine
by
us
through
the
pdph
or
who
test
positive,
while
working
in
our
schools
are
provided,
10,
actually
10
extra
days
of
what
we
call
directed
quarantine
leave
that's
district
paid
time,
in
addition
to
whatever
sick
days
that
they
might
have.
So
we
have
added
leave
time.
We've
also
created
more
flexibility,
so
that
no
coveted
time
would
have
any
relation
to
any
discipline.
Any
issues
around
that,
but
basically
10
extra
days
plus.
Then
you
could
start
to
use
your
your
sick
time.
A
M
I
don't
know
if
that
makes
sense,
but
in
essence
to
say
the
appointments
are
going
to
be
open
for
three
weeks,
and
so
you
can
choose,
there's
obviously
other
entities
all
of
our
private
schools
charter
schools,
archdiocese
schools
that
are
also
making
appointments
during
that
time.
What
we
don't
know
is
in
essence,
how
many
of
those
people
will
take
those
appointments
and
then
being
able
to
add
additional
people
into
that
group,
as
so
being
able
to
expand
the
number
of
invitations.
A
A
A
K
A
And
then
I
think
the
the
last
request
is:
can
the
district
commit
to
make
public
the
benchmark
that
I
think
was
asked
earlier
about?
What
would
what
would
it
look
like
to
actually
close
the
school,
whether
it's
external
community
transmission
rates
versus
you
know
the
number
of
cases
that
would
be
identified
within
a
school?
Could
the
district
commit
to
making
public
what
that
benchmark
and
threshold
will
be
before
it
in
order
to
mandate
a
school
closure.
K
A
That
I
mean
you
know
as
as
you
know,
I
think
one
of
the
things
that's
been
difficult
is
that
we
do
have
multiple
standards
here.
I
think
you
know
at
some
points
we
use
the
cdc
at
different
points.
We
use
the
health
department
at
you
know.
You've,
you've
got
internal
advisors,
you've
got
the
moa
one
of
the
areas,
that's
been
difficult
for
a
lot
of
communities,
and
families
has
been
that
you
know
the
cdc.
A
Yes-
and
you
know
earlier,
I
think
one
of
the
concerns
that
had
been
raised
was
that
the
the
you
know
the
cdc
at.
I
think
dr
rubin
hinted
at
this,
that
in
the
fall
when
we
were
discussing
reopening
there
was
some
hesitancy,
because
obviously
cases
were
very
high.
Cases
have
certainly
declined
significantly,
but
school
reopenings
occurring
within
all
of
these.
So
you
know
this
is
another
area
where
we're
concerned
and
need
to
know
that
the
district
has
these
the
clarity
about
what
standards
they're
operating
under
before
determining
a
fuller
school
reopening.
A
I
think
it's
understanding
that
there,
the
school
district
has
previously
tried
to
reopen
during
points
in
time
when
the
cdc
community
transmission
rates
were
extremely
high,
and
you
know,
though,
the
rates
have
declined
very
quickly
recently.
You
know
we're
just
maybe
a
week
or
two
out
of
being
in.
You
know
if,
if
that
at
being
in
the
significant
rates
and
look
we
want
to
dr
rubin
testified
that
rates
are
declining,
this
could
be
a
seasonal
virus.
There's
also
new
variants,
and
I
understand
these.
A
These
decisions
are
being
made
in
a
time
when
there's
a
lot
of
churning
and
new
information-
that's
evolving.
I
guess
what
I'm
putting
on
the
table
is
that
what
communities
are
struggling
with?
Is
this
question
of
without
that
kind
of
public
commitment
about
what
the
benchmark
is
we're
in
this
gray
area,
where
nothing
seems
to
apply
so.
B
A
K
Yeah
yeah,
no,
I
think
that's
the
right
question,
councilwoman
and
and
as
I
think
I
indicated
early
on-
and
we
heard
this
from
dr
rubin
as
well,
but
I
mean
through
the
through
the
fall
like
all
of
these
things
were
changing.
Not
only
were
there
multiple
multiple
criteria,
depending
on
where
the
criteria
were
coming
from,
it
could
have
been
different,
so
state
had
a
website
that
website
had
thresholds
the
philadelphia
department
of
public
health
had
a
threshold.
K
Then
we
were
getting
information
from
the
cdc
and
then
first
it
was
taking
temperatures
not
taking
temperatures
masking,
not
masking.
It
was
all
of
these
things
that
were
changing,
and
so
now
at
least
there's
guidance
from
the
cdc
that
says
in
order
for
schools
to
open,
they
have
to
do
the
following
things,
and
so
that's
number
one
number
two
to
answer
your
question:
it's
why
we're
staying
with
the
group
of
9
000
individuals
and
not
expanding
from
that,
because
we
want
to
start
small.
K
We
started
with
the
regional
centers
that
had
about
600
students
that
were
going
to
be
exposed
in
those
centers.
Now
we're
moving
to
9
000.
We
want
to
see
how
we
do
with
those
young
people
and
make
all
these
things
public,
like
the
thresholds
and
and
the
testing
protocols
and
and
all
of
the
other
safety
protocols
in
place
before
bringing
back
more
students
to
do
that
and
making
those
criteria
clear
and
where
we
are
in
relation
to
those
criteria.
I
think,
are
really
important.
A
So
I
want
to
thank
you,
superintendent,
haydn,
for
your
team
for
being
on.
I
know
that
we've
been
on
for
almost
two
hours
asking
questions.
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
it
underscores
is
that
and
and
we
have
dozens
and
dozens
of
testifiers-
we
have
over
50
testifiers,
probably
another
dozen
who
submitted
written
testimony.
A
It's
about
helping
communities
that
have
just
felt
really
left
behind
in
the
health
disparities
issue,
on
economic
injustice
and
on
long-standing
educational
disparities
that
we
have
to
be
able
to
find
a
means
to
engage,
to
build
support
and
to
collectively
learn
together.
We
don't
actually
do
this
by
like
writing
something
out.
We
do
this
by
working
together
to
open
schools
safely
to
take
care
of
our
young
people
and
you
know,
and
and
to
meet
the
bigger
injustices
that
you
know
to
end
the
bigger
injustices
that
have
gone
on.
A
We
don't
want
a
new
normal.
We
want
a
better
future.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
for
this
time
and
look
forward
to
working
with
you
we'll
be
sending
the
questions
on
behalf
of
the
entire
committee
and
hope
that
you'll
consider
having
your
team
and
yourself
listen
in
to
principals
and
others,
staff
and
community
and
school
leaders
who
are
on
who
also
have
urgent
questions
too.
K
K
A
A
Our
public
testimony
that
is
forthcoming
also
reflects
many
of
the
questions
and
issues
that
are
being
driven
by
our
communities,
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
from
everybody-
and
I
will
be
here,
as
will
members
of
our
city
council
committee,
listening
documenting
and
we
will
make
sure
to
communicate
all
your
questions
over
to
the
district
and
get
answers
back
to
you
directly
as
testifiers.
So,
mr
spiva,
will
you
please
read
the
next
panel
to
be
testifying.
A
Q
Q
Q
So
when
they
say
trust
us
you'll
have
to
forgive
us
for
saying,
show
us
and
what
we've
seen
a
very
opening
plan.
All
three
times
has
caused
deep
concern.
That's
why,
after
negotiating
a
memorandum
of
agreement,
we
triggered
a
clause
asking
for
the
intervention
of
a
neutral
third
party.
That
process
is
underway.
Q
Q
Q
We
hear
a
lot
about
children
falling
behind
during
the
pandemic,
and
it's
exactly
why
our
educators
have
pulled
out
all
the
stops
to
reach
their
students.
I
have
seen
virtual
culinary
lessons.
Science,
labs
and
kitchens
experiments
taking
place
on
the
back
on
a
back
porch
I've
seen
teachers
delivering
learning
materials
to
their
entire
classes.
Q
What
we're
actually
trying
to
do
is
make
it
possible
for
buildings
to
reopen
in
a
way
that
keeps
students
and
staff
safe,
and,
quite
simply,
we
do
not
yet
have
the
information
that
is
needed
to
make
it.
So
we
cannot
and
will
not
abide
by
a
plan
that
relies
on
promises
of
safety,
incomplete
ventilation,
reports
and
fans
that
in
fact,
pose
an
electrical
hazard
and
potential
spread.
The
vibe
and
potentially
spread
the
virus
further
by
the
district's
own
assessment.
Nearly
every
classroom
and
some
buildings
are
deemed
as
being
suitable
for
zero
occupants
based
on
airflow.
Q
Q
Q
I'd
like
to
provide
one
more
example
that
really
illustrates
the
distrust
of
the
district
safety
protocols
in
their
recent
procurement
of
various
materials
needed
to
prepare
buildings.
They
purchased
tape
to
mark
off
social
distancing
measurements
and,
as
it
turns
out,
that
tape
has
lead
in
it
lead
in
an
exponential
explanatory
memo.
The
district
blamed
the
supplier,
but
I
am
including
a
photo
of
the
tape
attached
to
my
testimony,
and
you
will
see
very
clearly
that
the
tape
is
marked
with
a
contains
lead
warning.
Q
Q
Q
Q
You'll
hear
shortly
from
our
director
of
environmental
science,
jerry
roseman,
who
can
share
with
you
some
more
of
the
science
behind
our
concerns
around
the
opening
of
school
buildings.
I'd
be
very
happy
to
answer
questions
you
may
have,
and
I
thank
you
again
for
holding
this
important
hearing
today.
G
G
G
When
discussing
our
school
reopening,
we
tend
to
do
it
in
a
vacuum
by
comparing
philadelphia
to
other
districts
that
do
not
have
the
multitude
of
issues
that
are
unique
to
philadelphia.
However,
we
use
the
comparison
without
informing
stakeholders
that
in
most
cases,
we
are
comparing
apples
to
oranges,
our
children
and
our
communities
deserve
more.
We
have
seen
for
far
too
long
how
neglected
our
school
buildings
have
become,
yielding
problems
of
lead,
mold
and
asbestos,
heating
and
cooling
systems
have
failed
and
are
failing.
G
Philadelphia
is
not
taking
into
account
the
aforementioned
outliers
that
are
cautioning
us
to
slow
down
and
get
it
right.
Why
get
it
right?
Well,
because
we
just
can't
keep
getting
it
wrong.
We
got
the
lead
issue
wrong
asbestos
wrong
mode
wrong.
We
can
get
this
right
if
we
take
our
time
and
make
it
our
focus
to
get
it
right.
G
Our
only
focus
is
to
get
it
right.
We
can
do
it.
I
mean,
after
all,
we're
philadelphians.
We
can
do
anything.
How
do
we
do
it
correctly?
The
first
time,
vaccination,
ventilation
and
vetting
of
those
backs,
those
ventilation
reports
properly
vaccinate
every
employee
with
both
shots,
not
one
with
both
shots.
Why?
Well?
Because
it's
now
available
the
vaccine
is
available.
G
So
why
half
step
and
get
one
shot,
get
both
shots
and
we
would
be
sending
our
employees
a
strong
message
that
says
we
care
enough
to
get
you
inoculated
against
those
who
may
be
carrying
the
virus.
We
know
that
schools
without
proper
ventilation
will
become
a
petri
dish
of
particles
flying
around
only
two
weeks
ago,
approximately
40
percent
of
our
principals
had
not
received
air
balancing
assessment
reports.
G
Added
to
this
is
the
concern
that
many
schools
do
not
have
adequate
air
handling
systems
to
effectively
provide
proper
air
exchange.
We
do
not
believe
that
the
installation
of
residential
non-commercial
window
fans
attached
to
plywood
that
are
not
intended
for
constant
use
or
constructed
to
withstand
the
elements
over
time
to
be
a
sufficient
remedy.
Further.
There
is
a
problem
with
fans
with
the
screens
and
when
you
remove
the
screens,
you
are
now
blasting
the
room
which
is
circulating
and
blowing
the
same
air.
G
We
need
completed
ventilation
reports
for
the
entire
district,
and
those
reports
should
be
vetted
by
a
third
party
to
ensure
that
we
are
not
misstepping.
The
district
needs
to
provide
its
administrators,
nothing
less
than
a
clear
and
up-to-date
easy
to
follow.
Protocol
that
directs
for
a
clean
and
safe
school,
a
plan
that
provides
ventilation
that
exchanges
air,
regularly
massive
ppe
adequate
classroom
space
for
distancing,
as
well
as
covet
testing
and
contact
tracing
strategies.
G
It
should
not
be
where
restaurants
are
going
through
more
comprehensive
safety
strategies
than
schools
where
children
are
placed.
Let
me
be
clear:
our
administrators
have
not
yet
received
that
detailed
protocol
plan
to
date,
yet
we
are
scheduling
to
send
our
youngest
students
and
their
staff
back
to
school
soon.
G
Let's
build
trust
with
transparent
facility
reports
from
the
pft
environmental
director
to
the
outside
mediator
to
all
other
experts.
This
endeavor
is
going
to
take
all
of
us
to
get
it
right.
Let's
vaccinate
ventilate
and
vet
the
reports,
every
child
parent
staff
member,
should
feel
confident
that
their
school
administrators
have
all
the
necessary
resources
to
open
safely
casa.
We
stand
with
all
all
teamsters
local
502
casa.
We
stand
with
our
other
union
partners
here
today
who
are
advocating
to
slow
down
so
that
we
can
once
and
for
all,
get
it
right.
B
N
I've
been
tasked
with
conducting
a
data-driven,
evidence-based
review
of
the
district
ventilation
status
and
conditions
needed
for
safe
reopening
of
our
schools.
This
is
a
joint
pft
and
district
effort
through
the
mediation
process
currently
going
on
when
considering
the
importance
and
use
of
ventilation
as
one
of
the
layered
mitigation
strategies,
dr
rubin
mentioned.
Three
specific
issues
should
be
considered.
N
N
We
were
first
given
up-to-date
information
and
data
for
all
the
schools
on
the
11th
of
february,
with
a
an
update
given
to
us
on
the
14th.
Following
our
initial
review
and
follow-up
request
for
additional
data,
partial
information
had
been
provided
previously
by
the
district,
but
until
six
days
ago
we
did
not
have
an
up-to-date
and
every
school
set
of
data
for
the
formal
review
process
now
underway.
N
In
agreement
with
the
district
and
mediation
team
representatives,
we
began
analyzing
data
from
the
23
youngest
district
schools,
those
built
from
1970
to
2008,
assuming
that
these
schools
were
the
most
likely
to
have
the
fewest
problems
with
ventilation
and
effective
usable
space
dimensions.
We
use
the
three-step
process
as
part
of
our
review
step.
One
involves
looking
at
each
room
in
each
school
to
verify
that
all
necessary
basic
data
about
outside
air
measurements,
ventilation,
types,
space,
dimensions
and
occupancy
was
present
and
accurate.
Where
we
identified
missing
data,
the
district
is
notified.
N
This
is
being
done
to
assess
the
limitations
on
the
ability
of
our
systems
to
provide
fresh
air
and
to
ensure
also
to
ensure
the
repairs
needed
are
made
as
the
room
and
school
level
issues,
questions
and
further
needed
documentation
are
identified.
We
aggregate
them
summarize
them
and
provide
them
to
the
district
as
requests
for
specific
follow-up
response.
N
As
soon
as
the
district
provides
the
requested
information
further
review
is
performed,
and
this
process
continues
until
we
can
jointly
verify
individual
spaces
and
schools,
as
quote
cleared
for
occupancy.
In
addition
to
the
review
scope
that
I
just
described,
there
are
three
other
specific
and
critical
issues
being
evaluated.
N
First,
the
window
fan
situation
a
solution
we
consider
to
be
ineffective
and
unusable
in
its
current
form.
There
are
several
reasons
for
this,
some
of
which
were
mentioned
earlier
and,
and
I
can
try
to
address
them
if
there
are
questions
later
on,
but
as
the
cdc
noted
in
its
new
guidelines,
if
fans
are
to
be
used,
they
should
be
positioned
and
located
properly
and
placed
to
exhaust
air
to
the
outside,
not
facing
inward.
Secondly,
is
the
importance
of
assessing
all
exhaust
fans
and
ensuring
they
are
fully
operational.
N
The
formal
review
process
has
only
recently
started,
but
we
have
already
identified
a
number
of
serious
problems
in
some
schools,
including
possible
asbestos-related
concerns
again
directly
associated
with
ventilation
systems.
These
findings
have
highlighted
the
urgent
need
for
careful
scrutiny
and
additional
and
clarifying
data
and
information
to
be
provided
by
the
district.
During
our
data
review,
we
discovered
information
that
pointed
to
suspected
asbestos
problems
inside
the
ventilation
systems
in
two
schools.
N
N
N
Our
data
has
also
identified
some
major
mechanical
issues
and
concerns
impacting
ventilation
system
operation,
generally
problems
with
window
and
exhaust
fans,
a
lack
of
specific
information
about
the
list
of
rooms
to
be
used
for
pk
to
do
instruction.
We
don't
have
that
list
yet
and
hundreds
of
rooms
without
outside
air
ventilation,
measurement
data
or
square
footage
yet
provided
this
data
is
needed,
of
course,
to
define
maximum
room
occupancies
with
the
help
of
the
mediation
team.
The
process
between
the
pft
and
district
has
been
moving
forward.
N
Over
the
past
week
and
a
half
as
the
deputy
mayor
said,
we
have
been
working
together
in
an
urgent
and
diligent
manner
and
despite
the
challenges
faced
in
implementing
an
effective,
coordinated
and
cooperative
effort
to
date,
we
are
pushing
ahead
continually,
trying
to
find
better
and
more
efficient
ways
forward.
I'll
conclude
my
remarks
by
saying
that,
while
the
work
of
the
mediation
team
has
been
extremely
helpful,
we
are
asking
for
as
much
additional
assistance
as
possible
now
to
help
ensure
the
full
cooperation
of
the
district
throughout
this
ventilation
review
process
in
which
we're
engaged.
N
R
R
My
name
is
ernie
bennett.
My
name
is
ernie
bennett,
I'm
the
district
leader
for
district
32
for
district
1201,
32
bj
seiu,
I'd
like
to
say
to
all
members
of
city
council
good
evening
to
my
labor
leaders
and
books
who
just
spoke
and
surpassed
new
stakeholders
in
philadelphia,
school
district
members
of
32
bjseiu.
R
We
have
been
on
the
front
lines
of
keeping
our
schools
safe
for
the
last
11
months.
Throughout
this
culvert
pandemic,
our
essential
workers
have
never
had
the
luxury
of
staying
home.
Schools
couldn't
open
safely
without
our
members,
showing
up
every
day
to
maintain
and
secure
the
safety
of
school
disabilities
for
everyone.
R
I
applaud
you
on
your
opening
statements
as
well
and
and
dr
cooper
as
well,
but
we're
we're
very
frustrated
that
our
members
are
risking
their
lives
every
day,
like
all
these
central
workers
and
this
clandemonic
to
make
these
buildings
safe
for
reopening.
While
the
conversation
continues
to
focus
on
workers
and
who
are
in
the
buildings,
I
know.
Virtual
learning
is
very
difficult
for
everyone,
but
our
members
are
here:
they
can't
drive
buses.
R
Clean
schools
maintain
school
buildings
from
home.
If
we
didn't
think
the
villains
were
safe,
our
members
wouldn't
be
in
them.
We're
just
going
to
keep
fighting
for
testing
contractuation
ppe
gear
and
when
it's
possible
fascinations
for
our
members
first,
because
we
can't
keep
our
jobs
and
healthcare
if
we
stay
home.
R
A
A
We
know
that
you
are
on
the
front
lines
and
it's
incredibly
important
for
us
and
partly
why
we
had
so
many
questions
of
the
district
was
largely
driven
by
many
of
the
questions
that
that
you
all
directed
to
us
to
ensure
that
some
of
these
questions
could
be
answered
and
we'll
continue
to
be
in
partnership.
But
for
mr
roseman
really
quickly,
because
I
know
you
work
with
the
city
of
philadelphia.
A
A
Is
the
district's
standard
of
using
15
cubic
feet
per
minute
as
a
measure
around
ventilation
and
whether
that
whether
you
know
how
you
considered
that
standard?
In
light
of
the
fact
that
there
are,
for
example,
city
regulations
on
50
occupancy
requiring
15
15
air
changes
per
hour,
and
if
you
could
maybe
comment
a
little
bit
of
of
that-
and
you
know
how
you're,
how
you're
thinking
about
encouraging
you
know
ensuring
that
we're
meeting
the
standard
that
we
set
out.
N
N
It
is
not
designed
to
protect
from
pathogens
and
it's
nowhere
close
to
15
air
changes
per
hour,
but
that
standard,
I'm
not
familiar
with
my
understanding
for
the
city,
is
that
they
have
been
looking
for
about
five
air
changes
an
hour,
but
whatever
those
numbers
are
and
and
other
districts
have
more
aggressive
standards,
one
of
the
the
most
robust
parts
of
what's
happening
here
in
philadelphia
is
that
we're
talking
about
not
opening
the
rooms
unless
they
meet
this
standard?
So
could
it
be
better?
Yes,
is
this
adequate
given
where
we
started?
N
Yes,
and
as
we
can
see
this,
this
is
the
kind
of
standard
that,
in
and
of
itself,
is
quite
hard
to
meet,
and
it's
it's
one
of
the
reasons
I
think
that
we're
kind
of
still
out
of
school
so
better.
You
know
the
the
best
standards
right
now
would
peg
schools
and
other
sites
like
schools
at
four
to
six
air
changes
per
hour.
But
you
know
one
of
the
ways
you
you
work
around.
That
is,
as
dr
rubin
said,
from
from
a
slightly
different
end,
you
use
other
mitigation
strategies
in
a
layered
way.
A
A
D
D
D
There
is
a
lot
to
be
said
about
the
safety
issues
in
philadelphia
schools.
If
asbestos
and
lead
has
been
an
ongoing
problem,
what
would
make
anyone
believe
the
district
would
construct
a
good
plan
to
combat
cove
at
19
outbreaks.
The
window
fans
alone
proved
that
this
reopening
plan
is
a
half
peaked
attempt
fans,
blowing
cold
air
directly
on
staff
and
students,
and
the
dead
of
winter
would
only
cause
more
harm.
D
D
Most
staff
are
not
vaccinated,
there
will
be
no
daily
screenings
and
there
are
no
plans
to
regulate
or
no
plans
for
regularly
scheduled
clove
at
19
testing.
Everyone
is
therefore
at
higher
risk
of
contracting
hold
at
19
during
in-person
learning.
The
safety
guidelines
dictate
maintaining
a
a
distance
of
six
feet
at
all
times.
This
seems
unrealistic
in
a
pre-kindergarten
through
second
grade
learning
environment.
What
happens
when
a
child
falls,
while
at
recess
can
a
staff
member
meet
the
needs
of
the
child
from
a
distance
of
six
feet
and
students
get
into
a
disagreement
during
recess?
D
D
D
D
The
difference
is,
they
will
have
to
do
so
in
a
classroom
where
teachers
will
essentially
have
to
teach
two
separate
groups
of
children,
those
in
person,
but
still
using
their
computers,
and
those
learning
online
class
would
have
to
stop
for
mass
breaks
and
bathroom
breaks,
and
teachers
would
undoubtedly
have
to
interrupt
the
class
to
remind
children
to
keep
their
mask
on
and
wearing
a
mask
means.
Students
will
now
not
be
able
to
see
their
teacher's
mouths
forming
words,
something
that
is
key
to
teaching
reading
and
writing.
D
Finally,
altering
schedules
and
routines
any
further
would
create
anxiety
and
stressful
situations.
Do
not
harm
should
be
the
top
priority
for
schools.
Reopening
this
reopening
plan
is
the
complete
opposite.
I
believe
philadelphia
school
should
remain
virtual
until
proper
safety
measures,
a
clear
and
concise
plan
to
address
mental
health
bought
one
by
the
pandemic
and
a
plan
for
smooth
transition
of
instruction
are
in
place.
A
D
A
A
M
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
claire
murphy
and
I'm
a
parent
of
a
kindergartner
at
houston
elementary.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
before
the
committee
today,
I'll
begin
by
acknowledging
that
we've
signed
my
daughter
up
to
participate
in
the
hybrid
plan
she's
currently
scheduled
to
be
in
a
cohort
of
six
kids
12
out
of
the
17
kids
in
her
kindergarten
class
chose
hybrid,
and
I
think
it's
23
per
day
in
total
in
the
building.
M
Our
family
feels
that,
with
the
added
safety
measures,
masks
social
distancing,
testing
and
keeping
cohorts
as
separate
as
possible
that
it
is
a
safe
plan
for
that
small
number
of
young
children
in
a
large
building
and
I'll
just
say
that
our
five-year-old
has
gotten
very
used
to
a
mask.
I
wasn't
I'm
sure
about
it
over
the
summer,
but
they
seem
to
be
doing
very
well
with
it.
M
My
very
social,
so
our
teacher
has
been
absolutely
amazing,
but
our
my
very
social
five-year-old
is
honestly,
really
really
struggling
emotionally
with
staying
home
not
being
able
to
go
to
school.
Like
so
many
other
people.
She
knows
at
private
schools,
suburban
schools
and
friends.
A
few
months
younger
that
are
in
preschool
that
are
all
open.
I
really
don't
think
we
can
make
it
until
next
fall
and
miss
kindergarten
completely.
M
M
I've
seen
an
estimate,
I
haven't,
seen
an
estimate,
but
I
found
my
school's
facility
condition
report
from
2017
and
it
gives
a
lot
of
details
about
the
state
of
the
old
house
fan
system
which
doesn't
bring
in
outside
air
and
recommends
replacement
and
lists
the
costs
for
just
that
at
three
million
dollars.
That's
for
one
school,
so
the
district
would
need
over
96
million
dollars,
not
including
more
paris,
to
newer
schools.
M
I
don't
think
we
can
keep
schools
closed
until
that's
all
done,
but
there
needs
to
be
a
plan.
And
how
are
we
going
to
get
this
money?
Why
does
our
city
not
fully
fund
our
public
schools?
It's
another
symptom
of
our
community,
not
prioritizing
our
schools.
We've
allowed
restaurants,
gyms
salons,
private
schools,
anything
that
makes
money
to
open
and
drive
up
community
spread
numbers,
while
our
kids
are
stuck
at
home.
It's
time
to
figure
out
where
the
money
needs
to
come
from
to
fund
our
schools.
M
I
think
that's
up
to
city
council,
the
federal
funds
for
coveted
relief
might
help
this
year,
and
maybe
the
state
fair
funding
reform
will
help,
but
those
sources
are
only
a
fraction
of
where
our
funding
comes
from
suburban
districts
fully
fund
their
public
schools
with
higher
property
taxes.
So
is
there
a
way
to
raise
property
taxes
and
demand
full
pilot
programs
without
pricing
out
lower
income
residents
of
the
city?
M
G
D
A
G
G
How
quickly
would
families
be
notified
about
children's
contact
and
exposure
to
someone
who
is
sick
or
tested
positive
with
cove
at
19.?
I
would
be
so
totally
mortified.
If
I
send
my
grandbaby
back
to
school,
she
gets
coven
19
while
in
school
comes
home
and
passes
it
to
me
or
my
husband
or
my
70-plus
year-old
mother-in-law.
G
We
have
taken
so
many
precautions
to
keep
her
safe
and
remain
safe
ourselves.
I
am
aware
that
not
everyone
is
taking
the
same
steps
to
remain
safe.
However,
I
would
like
the
leadership
of
the
philadelphia
school
district
and
the
leadership
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
to
take
this
into
consideration.
G
Lastly,
I
I
heard
what
dr
heights
said,
but
there
are
text
alerts
that
go
out
to
college
students
when
there
is
a
problem.
Why
would
we
have
to
wait
to
receive
a
letter
in
the
mail
if
someone
test
positive
versus
receiving
a
text
alert
in
addition
to
that
thinking
that
fans
are
safe
when
we're
not
talking
about
air
purifiers
we're
not
talking
about
firm
thermometers?
G
A
F
F
They
are
risking
the
lives
of
our
students,
staff,
family
and
community
community
members.
We
close
school
on
march
13th
when
there
was
one
confirmed
case
in
philadelphia
as
of
today.
There
are
over
a
hundred
thousand
confirmed
cases
and
over
three
thousand
deaths
in
our
city
alone.
There
are
27
million,
confirmed
cases
in
our
country
and
almost
half
a
million
people
have
died
with
two
new
variants
of
the
virus
that
are
both
shown
to
be
more
contagious
and
more
dangerous
for
children.
We
are
at
a
greater
risk
than
we
have
been
since
the
start.
F
If
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
opens
schools
right
now,
people
will
get
sick
and
some
will
die.
Many
children
in
our
district
live
in
multi-generational
homes
with
family
members
who
are
at
high
risk.
Our
children
will
survive
a
few
more
weeks
or
months
of
virtual
learning.
They
will
not
be
the
same
without
their
loved
ones.
None
of
us
will
be
if
the
district
waits
to
ensure
each
classroom
has
proper
ventilation
and
every
staff.
Member
and
guardian
has
the
vaccine.
Many
lives
will
be
saved
as
a
teacher
and
single
parent.
F
I
understand
the
challenges
with
virtual
learning,
but
I
value
the
lives
of
my
children
and
students.
More.
I
don't
know
one
teacher
who
prefers
virtual
over
in-person
learning,
but
we
are
doing
the
best
we
can
and
are
constantly
growing.
We
all
came
out
of
quarantine.
We
will
all
come
out
of
quarantine,
better
educators.
We
are
proving
our
flexibility,
dedication
and
the
ability
to
learn
and
adapt
to
new
technology
while
raising
our
own
children
at
home.
F
Last
year,
our
district's
school
buildings
closed
one
after
the
other
because
of
asbestos
and
mold,
I
have
taught
in
classrooms
that
reach
temperatures
over
100
degrees
and
some
that
fall
below
60
on
a
regular
basis.
If
our
buildings
were
not
safe
and
comfortable
pre-close
it,
how
can
we
trust
that
they
will
be
safe
and
comfortable
now,
with
a
cheap
household
fan
blowing
throughout
the
winter
months?
F
I
want
to
see
evidence
from
professionals
that
each
room
has
proper
ventilation.
Many
of
the
classrooms
at
my
school
were
listed
at
zero
occupancy
in
the
district's
ventilation
reports.
After
being
recently
retested,
they
all
jumped
to
18,
and
there
is
no
evidence
that
anything
was
done
in
any
of
those
classrooms
to
make
them
safer.
F
Children
will
not
be
going
back
to
school.
They
will
be
sitting
six
feet
away
from
each
other
wearing
masks
and
spending
the
majority
of
the
day
on
their
computers.
They
cannot
get
out
of
their
seats,
drink
water
has
snacks
or
use
manipulatives
as
a
parent
of
a
five-year-old,
this
plan
sounds
absolutely
miserable
and
it
won't
work.
The
plan
requires
teachers
to
teach
students
at
home
while
we
teach
in
person.
F
F
F
It
seems
like
we're,
ignoring
critically
dangerous
issues
and
reopening
what
do?
What
do
we
do
about
siblings,
who
attend
different
schools
across
the
district
or
children
who
go
to
child
care
centers
the
days
they
don't
come
to
school?
Does
every
school
get
notified
when
a
family
member
of
your
student
is
sick?
F
In
the
new
plan,
specialist
teachers
will
be
required
to
teach
every
student
that
comes
to
school.
That
means
every
student
will
be
exposed
to
multiple
teachers
who
have
been
exposed
to
every
student
in
that
school.
On
top
of
that,
there
is
no
plan
for
covert
absences
for
teachers.
If
we
get
sick
or
quarantined,
we
have
to
use
our
own
sick
days
and
we
only
get
10
per
year.
F
Individual
schools
cannot
determine
whether
or
not
or
whether
or
not,
to
close
based
on
cova
cases.
We
would
have
to
wait
to
be
shut
down
by
the
health
department.
That
means
many
teachers
could
be
forced
to
continue
to
teach,
even
if
students
in
their
class
have
tested
positive
and
specialist
teachers
would
have
to
continue
teaching
in
one
cl
classroom
after
potentially
becoming
exposed
in
another
classroom.
F
F
It
is
not
a
question
of
whether
schools
will
close
again,
it's
a
matter
of
when
what
is
the
plan
for
when
schools
close
again,
why
waste
valuable
time,
money
and
resources
on
a
plan
that
clearly
won't
work?
We
have
an
effective
vaccine
that
should
be
available
for
thousands
of
teachers
and
staff
members
in
our
area
in
a
matter
of
weeks.
F
We
need
your
help
to
put
a
stop
to
the
district's
dangerous
plan
to
prematurely
open
schools,
it's
cruel
to
make
us
choose
between
endangering
ourselves
and
our
families
or
resign
with
no
income
before
the
district
makes
the
students,
parents,
teachers,
support
staff
and
administrators
risk,
their
own
lives
and
the
lives
of
their
loved
ones.
Please
advocate
to
protect
this.
Thank
you.
A
P
My
name
is
regina
fiandrak,
a
district
teacher
for
28
years.
As
an
art
teacher,
I
have
woven
my
art
expertise
into
my
testimony.
Providing
the
reopening
plan
is
neither
safe
nor
responsible
to
create
a
work
of
art,
the
artist
first
primes,
a
canvas,
imagine
the
canvas
being
the
school
building.
It
is
the
art
of
illusion
that
the
district
has
painted
for
the
public
before
the
pandemic.
Many
of
the
buildings
were
menacing
from
mice,
droppings
and
cockroaches
to
leaking
ceilings
and
bathrooms
from
freezing
to
sweltering
temperatures.
P
Growing,
mold
and
looming
asbestos
all
sketched
an
accurate
description
of
the
conditions
of
many
schools,
but
yet
we
still
taught
ventilation
issues
not
addressed
dust
caked
into
vents
and
no
airflow
evident,
but
yet
we
still
taught
and
then
the
pandemic
hit
the
districts
scary
to
solve
the
problems
to
get
the
schools
open
safely
or
so
was
claimed.
I
believe
that
safety
is
not
their
first
priority.
The
ventilation
issues
that
have
devastated
our
schools
for
years
according
to
the
district,
are
fixed
one
plan,
the
infamous
infamous
fan
just
another
cheap
band-aid
to
solve
a
major
problem.
P
P
The
impressionisted
look
enabled
the
public
to
assume
that
when
students
and
teachers
entered
each
would
be
able
to
pick
up
a
face
shield
for
protection.
This
again
is
not
the
realism
of
the
picture.
The
district
purchased
fate
shields
for
only
the
autistic
support
classrooms,
custodians
nurses
and
transportation
grade
teachers
and
students
are
not
being
equipped
with
the
facial
shields,
but
dr
height
made
it
appear
as
if
these
shields
would
be
available
to
all
and
the
yellow
tape
debacle,
the
district
purchased
tape
to
section
off
areas
and
create
directional
arrows.
P
A
bland,
unstimulating
uninspiring
background
to
teach
in
and
thus
learn
in.
Remember,
primary
students
are
returning
primary
students
in
which
research
states
need
stimulation,
visual
and
tactile
learning
materials
and
a
welcoming,
enriching
environment,
but
that
is
not
what
they
are.
Returning
to
more
like
a
blank
piece
of
paper,
the
main
subject
of
the
painting,
the
academics,
parents
are
expecting
school
to
be
just
like
it
was.
That,
too,
is
an
illusion.
Students
are
separated
from
each
other
six
feet
apart
and
thus
separated
from
the
teacher.
P
This
setting
does
not
allow
for
socialization
the
in-person
students
will
compete
for
attention
against
the
virtual
students,
as
the
teacher
stands
close
to
the
computer,
the
entire
time
taking
on
two
jobs,
basically
teaching
two
classes:
teachers
are
not
to
touch
students,
so
gone
are
the
days
of
hugs
tying
shoes,
zipping
jackets
and
on
and
on
all,
as
our
six-year-olds
are
expected
not
to
get
close
to
their
friends
or
their
teacher
students
returning
still
submit
to
using
their
chromebook,
but
at
a
school
desk.
Now,
how
is
this
better?
Finally,
the
details
to
complete
the
painting.
P
This
is
the
science
many
speak.
The
children
are
at
low
risk,
but
children
are
not
the
only
ones
entering
the
buildings.
Adults
are
returning
and
in
some
schools,
more
adults
than
children,
some
schools
have
30
or
less
children
signed
up,
and
yet
every
staff
member
associated
in
any
way
with
pre-k
through
second
grade,
is
to
return
putting
adults
at
risk.
How
much
of
a
risk
is
acceptable?
P
I
believe
putting
anyone
at
risk
is
too
much.
The
vaccine
is
within
reach.
Waiting
for
the
vaccination
of
all
staff.
Members
would
be
the
responsible
and
respectful
thing
to
do,
and
so
the
district
has
created
an
abstract
painting
that,
when
examined,
does
not
make
sense
on
many
levels,
a
safe
return
is
a
guarantee
that
no
one
will
contract
the
virus
from
being
inside
a
school
teachers
want
to
return,
but
when
it
is
safe
for
all
stakeholders,
the
distrust
distrust
of
the
district
makes
it
extremely
difficult
to
believe
the
reopening
plan
to
be
safe.
P
B
E
The
district
has
now
pledged
to
provide
ppe
and
rapid
testing
despite
these
victories,
which
will
benefit
everyone.
People
commenting
on
social
media
have
accused
our
teachers
union
and
advocates
of
being
anti-science
emotional
lazy
and
opportunistic
for
calling
attention
to
long-standing
unsafe
school
learning
conditions.
E
E
One
of
them
is
the
library
and
that's
only
because
the
books
began
to
get
moldy
from
humidity
the
school
used
box,
fans
for
cooling
and
at
back
to
school
night.
My
son's
teacher
gave
me
a
class
schedule
which
listed
cool
down
as
a
20
minute
scheduled
activity.
The
teacher
explained
that
the
school
gets
so
hot.
The
autistic
kindergartners
must
be
taken
to
a
conference
room
where
they
literally
cool
down
the
fact
that
my
son
and
his
peers
and
his
teacher
missed
20
minutes
of
instructional
time
every
day
to
literally
cool
off
is
unacceptable.
E
Well,
gerard
never
received
the
updated
electrical
wiring
to
enable
a
modern
hvac
system
to
be
installed
and
when
it
was
time
for
families
to
select
hybrid
or
remote
learning
options,
our
ventilation
reports
were
not
completed.
School
team
members
had
no
information
about
mitigation
strategies
for
our
students,
who
are
simply
unable
to
wear
masks
or
social
distance.
E
Gerard
is
in
one
of
those
zip
codes
19145,
so
when
black
brown
and
disabled
adults
and
students
are
more
likely
to
die
from
covid
than
others
context
does
matter,
and
we
must
use
all
the
data
available
to
work
towards
equitable
and
safe
school.
Reopening
dr
height
has
stated
that
students
with
complex
needs
learn
best
in
person.
There's
no
question
that
remote
learning
has
been
difficult
for
historically
excluded
students
after
schools
closed
due
to
the
pandemic.
E
E
Worse
we're
hearing
from
families
that
they
are
being
marked
truant
and
reported
to
dhs,
which
puts
families
of
color
at
risk
of
family
separation
and
the
school
to
prison
pipeline.
Although
remote
learning
has
had
its
pitfalls,
it
is
troubling
to
see
students
with
complex
needs
used
as
a
wedge
between
teachers
and
families.
E
E
What
is
the
district
doing
to
improve
and
individualize
learning
for
students
with
disabilities
and
other
groups?
While
federal
funding
may
address
covet
specific
issues,
it
is
vital
that
we
work
together
to
address
long-standing
equity
issues
which
do
stem
from
systemic
racism
and
ableism
and
instead
of
gaslighting
school
communities.
I
ask
health
leaders,
elected
officials,
non-profit
leaders
and
other
experts
to
center
the
school
communities
closest
to
the
problems,
including
those
families
and
advocates
and
amplify
our
demands
for
a
more
transparent
process
and
plan
to
create
equitable
capital
investments
across
our
district.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
anna
for
your
powerful
testimony.
I
think
you
we
really
appreciate
all
the
work
that
you
do
on
behalf
of
multiple
communities
and
also
naming
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
I
think
many
communities
have
struggled
with
in
terms
of
getting
answers
and
ensuring
that
their
children
are
cared
for,
whether
learning
remotely
or
in
person,
or
pushing
forward
on
a
bigger
vision
for
what
our
schools
can
be,
and
we
just
really
thank
you
for
all
of
it.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
testifiers.
A
F
F
You
know
he
already
had
you
know
the
difficulty
of
social
anxiety
and
his
sensory
disorder.
You
know
he
slowly
slowly
learned
how
to
get
into
a
routine
and
then
you
know
it
was
abruptly
stopped
because
one
of
the
asbestos
and
led-
and
you
know
the
cl,
the
school's
closing
down.
You
know
now
cause
it
covered
and
he's
been
home.
He
has
progressed
so
much,
I'm
all
for
the
kids
going
back
to
school,
but
only
when
it's
safe,
safe
for
the
children
and
safe
for
the
staff
and
educators.
F
Now
you
know
and
put
it
by
putting
in
these
ten
dollar
window
fans
isn't
gonna.
Do
the
right
do
the
job
you
know,
jerry
roseman
had
stated
that
these
fans
are
not
for
commercial
use
by
any
means,
they're
not
supposed
to
run
in
the
rain
for
snow
now,
they're
held
up
by
plywood
and
duct
tape,
and
what
universe
is
that
acceptable
for
our
children
and
our
educators
to
do
something?
Now?
F
Decisions
are
reading,
43
degrees
and
under
which
is
terrible
for
the
children
more
than
the
workers
and
doctors
in
class
are
going
to
have
to
and
whatever
the
clinician's
going
to
read
after
they're
at
their
desk.
They
can't
hug
their
friends.
They
can't
really
talk
to
anybody
because
they're
wearing
a
mask,
they
can't
get
off
from
their
seats.
As
you
know,
another
parent
had
stated-
and
it's
very
frustrating
you
know
now-
I'm
immune
compromised
because
of
my
health.
Now
what
happened?
F
F
You
know
that
you
can't
get
answers
from
anybody
and
I
feel,
like
I
keep
saying
that
was
a
temporary
fix.
It's
a
temporary
fix!
Well
how
bad
is
setting
doing
these
capital
projects
you
put
all
to
that,
and
you
put
upper
ventilation
systems
in
these
schools
and
just
do
everything
all
at
once
and
open
all
at
once
and
just
get
the
job
done
the
first
time
and
make
it
right
and
not
just
keep
closing
down
and
closing
down.
A
A
A
A
Q
You
as
well
richard
gordon
principal
paul,
robeson,
high
school
and
again
thank
you,
chairperson
for
this
opportunity.
Thank
you
to
all
the
members
of
city
council,
since
it
was
noted
that
high
school
reopening
is
problematic
at
this
time.
I'm
here
in
support
of
my
k-2
colleagues,
who
have
some
clear
concerns
regarding
school
opening
plan
and
how
is
being
rolled
out.
Q
Given
the
conditions
on
the
ground
and
the
only
way
we
will
be
able
to
properly
address.
This
matter
is
to
clear
up
a
lot
of
the
miscommunications,
the
misinformation
that
continues
to
exist
as
we
navigate
these
issues.
Please
allow
me
to
give
you
just
a
few
examples.
Dr
rubin
indicated
that
the
worst
is
behind
us.
Yet
we
hear
from
the
byte
administration
and
from
the
cdc
that
this
fight
for
control
over
the
virus
will
continue
until
december
athletic
seasons
have
proceeded.
Q
Q
However,
he
also
indicated
that
other
mitigating
standards
have
to
be
confirmed
have,
with
other
mitigating
circumstance,
standards
that
he
has
presented
have
not
been
confirmed
or
guaranteed
or
available
to
city
schools.
In
my
recent
work
with
the
environmental
protection
agency
studying
air
quality
in
schools,
there
are
serious
concerns
about
the
appropriate
air
changes
in
schools.
Q
Q
Q
We
also
believe
that
we
should
have
more
interactions
and
conversations
with
the
principals
regarding
our
our
our
position
on
with
regards
to
the
conditions
on
the
ground
castle.
Local
502
would
like
to
have
more
direct,
robust,
robust
collaboration
with
all
decision
makers
to
help
us
address
numerous
questions
that
have
been
raised
by
this
process.
Q
As
much
as
you
know,
there
are
phone
lines
and
websites
to
provide
families
and
staff
members
with
information.
I
can
assure
you
that
the
principles
at
the
schools
on
the
ground
will
be
the
central
and
the
most
convenient
hub
of
information
for
our
staff
members
and
our
families
cancel
local
502
would
like
to
ensure
that
we
are
well
versed
and
well
informed
of
the
plans
that
we
will
be
responsible
for
executing.
Q
We
would
like
to
have
more
input
in
a
lot
of
these
decisions.
We
would
like
to
be
more
informed
of
the
timelines
regarding
vaccinations
and
we
are.
We
would
like
to
be
brief
on
the
clear
science
around
reopening
and
how
that
science
specifically
applies
to
each
and
every
one
of
our
schools
before
we
open
whether
it's
a
k-2
or
other
grades,
we
want
to
have
all
this
happen
before
schools
are
open.
Q
Q
A
Q
A
Okay,
this
is
very
helpful
and
you
know
would
we'll
we'll
be
sure
to
follow
up.
I
also
just
want
to
acknowledge
what
a
privilege
and
honor
it
is
to
have
you
on
this
call.
I
know
as
national
high
school
principal
of
the
year.
It
means
a
lot
to
have
your
voice
and
we're
just
lucky
to
have
you
as
an
educational
leader
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
testimony.
A
M
502
casa
so
good
evening,
everyone
and
thank
you,
councilwoman
quinoa
sanchez,
for
your
kind
words
earlier.
That
meant
a
lot,
so
thank
you.
My
purpose
for
giving
testimony
today
is
to
share
my
perspective
of
how
we
open
schools
safely
and
responsibly
about
a
year
ago.
Mcclure
had
just
reopened
after
a
long
month
of
being
closed
due
to
imminent
hazards
of
asbestos.
M
M
Principals
and
communities
need
more
transparency
from
independent
experts
who
can
come
into
our
buildings
and
help
us
to
understand
what
these
reports
mean
work
with
us
on
viable
solutions
and
come
up
with
contingency
plans
when
there
isn't
one.
That
is
what
we
need
to
reopen
safely
and
responsibly.
Thank
you.
A
B
M
Good
evening,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
here
tonight.
I
have
been
really
excited
to
hear
from
other
folks,
and
I
think
that
this
has
been
so
drastically
needed.
So
thank
you,
helen
and
to
all
of
the
committee
folks
for
putting
this
together.
That
really
means
a
lot,
so
my
name
is
lauren
overton.
I
am
very
proud
principal
of
the
sadie
tanner
mosel
alexander
university
partnership.
M
Partnership,
school,
better
known
as
penn
alexander
covin
19,
has
exacerbated
the
long-standing
systemic
racism
that
has
negatively
impacted
philadelphia's
children
and
families
for
generations
before
the
pandemic.
Access
to
a
free
and
appropriate
education
comes
at
a
risk
to
our
children
and
staff
due
to
the
presence
of
asbestos
lead
and
mold
in
conjunction
with
decades
worth
of
deferred
maintenance.
I
am
far
too
familiar
with
this
risk,
as
one
of
my
dear
colleagues
was
diagnosed
with
mesothelioma
after
being
exposed
to
asbestos
for
years
in
the
william
meredith
school.
M
Before
moving
to
a
safe
opening,
we
need
clear,
concise,
transparent
and
timely
communication
regarding
each
school's
status.
We
are
currently
asking
staff
and
family
to
adjust
at
a
minute's
notice
in
regards
to
child
care
and
work
schedules
where
suburban
districts
and
counterparts
plan
longer
onboarding
that
allowed
for
families
to
make
such
arrangements
in
a
timely
and
considerate
fashion
at
penn,
alexander
and
many
other
schools
across
the
district.
We
continue
to
have
questions
about
the
safety
of
specific
rooms.
M
We
need
to
understand
the
collective
data
from
each
of
the
individual
schools
and
we
must
invite
all
stakeholders
to
the
table
when
planning
the
return.
We
need
the
support
of
not
just
the
medical
professionals,
but
also
environmental
scientists
like
jerry
roseman,
who
can
weigh
in
on
the
intersection
of
safety
protocols
and
school
conditions.
M
Currently,
there
are
no
studies
of
schools
or
systems
that
match
our
circumstances.
When
we
point
to
studies
in
europe
and
the
affluent
suburbs,
we
cannot
logically
make
the
connections,
given
the
circumstances
needed
to
gain
the
public's
trust.
I
encourage
us
to
look
deeply
at
the
data
of
who
opted
into
this
model.
Overwhelmingly
principals
have
seen
that
most
of
our
marginalized
families
have
not
chosen
to
send
their
children
back
to
school.
So
in
that
regard,
I
have
to
ask
who
are
we
opening
for?
M
We
need
to
center
our
most
vulnerable
and
design
with
those
at
the
margins
in
mind
when
we
design
for
folks
at
the
margins,
everyone
benefits,
we
need
to
fix
our
schools
and
take
a
genuinely
collaborative
approach
moving
forward.
I
also
want
to
just
add
that
there's
discrepancies
across
the
board
when
it
comes
to
some
of
the
things
that
were
mentioned
tonight.
For
instance,
our
sinks
are
not
touchless,
you
have
to
turn
them
to
turn
them
on.
M
What
we
do
have
that
is
touchless
in
the
building
is
water,
filtration
systems,
and
so
the
variability
from
one
school
to
another
really
makes
mitigation
effort
efforts
difficult
to
keep
consistent
because
of
the
differences
amongst
the
buildings.
So
I
thank
you
for
your
time
tonight
and
I
appreciate
your
advocacy
for
safe
and
healthy
school
reopening.
O
Hello,
hello
city,
council
and
all
members
of
this
hearing.
My
name
is
michael
roth
and
I'm
the
proud
principal
of
one
elementary
school
and
a
member
of
local
casa
502.
In
addition
to
being
the
principal
of
around
900
of
the
most
amazing
students
in
the
world,
my
own
three
children
also
attend
philadelphia
public
schools.
O
As
I
look
at
our
school's
stagnant
data
and
hear
from
my
wife
on
the
daily,
I
know
how
important
it
is
that
we
get
schools
open
as
soon
as
possible.
However,
I
also
know
that
this
is
something
that
we
must
do
carefully
and
safely,
because
the
cost
of
getting
it
wrong
has
consequences
that
are
too
dire.
O
However,
I
do
know
that
the
fact
that
we
need
to
have
a
hearing
today
about
getting
proper
ventilation
for
our
precious
five
and
six-year-old
children
here
in
philadelphia
borders
on
criminal
criminal,
because
we
are
the
richest
nation
in
the
world
criminal,
because
improper
ventilation
is
just
one
more
insult
in
the
growing
list
of
educational
inequities
in
our
nation,
I
would
admit
probably
like
most
of
you.
Proper
ventilation
was
not
at
the
forefront
of
my
mind
when
I
thought
about
the
resources.
We
need
to
help
close
educational
achievement
gaps.
O
A
A
Hearing
none.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
principal
leaders
who
are
on
here
for
your
tireless
work
and
look
forward
to
continuing
to
press
the
district
on
your
questions
and
making
sure
that
we
have
a
clear
protocols
and
a
safety
standard
that
we
can
all
be
proud
of.
Thank
you
everybody,
mr
spiva.
Can
you
please
call
the
next
panel
of
witnesses?
A
A
D
Gangs
good
evening,
everyone,
my
name
is
shikita
gangs.
I
am
the
president
of
the
philadelphia
home
and
school
council.
I
am
a
mother
of
four
brilliant
children.
One
has
graduated
from
a
philadelphia
public
school
another
that
has
graduated
from
cyber
charter
for
full
transparency
to
my
parents.
My
10th
grader
receives
his
education
at
a
cyber
charter
and
I
have
a
restart
button,
who
is
seven
years
old,
who
was
supposed
to
be
registered
for
public
school?
This
past
fall,
but
because
of
kobe
19
and
my
mistrust
with
the
district.
D
He
currently
remains
in
homeschooling
and
will
do
so
until
september,
but
only
when
it's
the
please
note
that
I
believe
in
our
public
schools,
but
not
in
their
systematic
racist
practices
that
happens
in
urban
communities,
because
people
believe
that
we
are
going
to
take
them.
I
believe
in
public
school
teachers,
but
not
in
their
curriculum
pushed
down
by
the
government
that
calls
for
more
standardized
testing
and
not
actual
learning,
I
believe
in
philly,
but
the
way
these
family
dollar
household
fans
were
placed
on
cheap,
plywood
you're.
Leaving
me
with
no
choice.
D
D
These
things
are
not
uncommon
in
philadelphia
schools,
but
now
that
we
have
an
extra
layer
of
uncertainty
caused
by
this
pandemic
and
plastic
fins
and
windows
during
the
winter
hilly
is
exposed
and
the
country
is
watching
even
after
rallies
the
marches,
the
protests,
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
decided
this
morning
that
they
will
push
back
the
hybrid
date
to
march.
First
again,
we
say:
no,
their
numbers
are
wrong.
D
Nine
thousand
children
may
have
registered
for
hybrid
in
november,
but
we
are
now
in
february
and
they're.
Philly
special
has
gone
bible.
Parents
have
changed
their
minds,
even
if
the
numbers
were
right.
The
idea
that
it's
okay
to
skim
back
only
six
percent
of
students
and
not
a
hundred
percent,
doesn't
look
right
to
the
outside
world.
Nor
does
it
feel
right
to
families
in
need.
It
begins
the
conversation
again
here
in
philadelphia
about
the
have
and
the
have
nots
doesn't
that
go
against
the
goals
and
guardrails
outlined
by
the
district.
D
D
My
question
to
them
is
simple:
have
you
seen
a
decline
in
children
being
rushed
to
the
hospital
for
asthma-related
symptoms
since
schools
closed?
We
need
that
true
data
not
covet
related
in
closing
many
schools
have
zero
ventilation
and
since
the
last
couple
of
snow
storms,
some
of
those
fans
may
be
broke.
D
Ventilation
testing
was
not
conducted
in
bathrooms,
attics
or
boiler
rooms
in
any
school.
These
are
the
same
spaces
not
tested
for
asbestos
mold
or
lead.
I
stand
with
the
81
of
parents
who
say
no
to
this
reopening
plan
and
want
to
continue
to
find
ways
to
service
the
families
who
have
no
other
options.
Thank
you.
A
E
Okay,
good
evening,
my
name
is
stephanie
king
and
I'm
the
president
of
kearney
friends,
part
of
general,
philip
kearney
elementary
school
in
northern
liberties,
where
my
son
is
the
first
grader.
I
I
want
to
thank
you
for
holding
this
session,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
teachers
at
kearney
who
put
out
a
superhuman
effort
this
year.
E
I
want
to
ask
the
members
of
council:
would
you
go
skydiving
with
an
instructor
who
had
lied
to
you
and
ignored
your
safety
concerns
over
and
over
again?
Would
you
trust
him
to
take
you
up
in
a
lead
in
asbestos-filled
plane
that
was
piloted
by
people
who
turned
off
their
headsets
whenever
you
questioned
them?
E
E
Maybe
the
janky
fans
stapled
to
plywood
are
sufficient
for
ventilation.
Maybe
the
district
has
finally
learned
how
to
supply
classrooms
with
supplies
and
bathrooms
with
soap.
I
don't
know
what
I
do
know
is
the
district
can't
be
trusted.
As
far
as
I
can
spit,
they
couldn't
even
manage
to
get
the
tape
right
somehow
finding
the
only
roles
of
lead,
infested
tape
in
existence.
E
Parents
are
telling
you
what
they
want,
they're
speaking
with
their
feet,
by
declining
to
sign
their
children
up
to
return
and
they're.
Speaking
in
the
street,
standing
with
their
teachers
across
philadelphia,
the
school
board
says
they
don't
need
to
re-vote
on
a
plan
that
was
already
approved
as
if
the
date
of
implementation
is
not
a
major
detail
of
any
plan,
they
didn't
ask
because
they
only
want
to
hear
the
voices
that
agree
with
them.
They
want
to
pretend
that
this
is
an
overwhelmingly
popular
demand,
but
only
30
percent
of
eligible
parents
signed
up.
E
They
say
we
need
more
voices
or
to
prioritize
new
speakers,
but
when
we
deliver
those
new
voices,
they
don't
like
what
we're
saying
the
voice
is
elevated
at
heights.
Press
conferences
keep
coming
from
people
ringing
their
hands
about
learning,
loss
or
achievement
gaps,
but
I
never
saw
them
worried
about
my
school
when
we
were
having
our
teachers
cut
from
us
every
year
or
I
was
fundraising
for
paper.
The
district
failed
to
supply.
E
A
I
Evening
my
name
is
priscilla
lowe
and
I'm
a
parent
of
a
fifth
grader
at
mccaw
school
in
center
city.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
testify.
Before
this
committee
there
seems
to
be
three
stakeholders
in
the
school
reopening
conversation,
teachers
and
staff
at
the
school
district
taxpayers
who
fund
the
schools
and
children
who
attend
the
schools.
The
union
represents
the
teachers
and
the
staff.
The
mayor
represents
the
taxpayers,
but
who
here
represents
the
children,
arguably
the
most
important
of
the
three?
I
I
The
number
of
failing
students
increased
by
as
many
as
two
to
three
times
a
mckinsey
report
found
that
full-time
online
learning
does
not
deliver
the
academic
result
of
in-class
instruction.
The
toll
on
our
children's
mental
health
is
staggering.
The
cdc
found
that
the
proportion
of
er
mental
health
visits
were
up
24
for
children,
5
to
11..
I
I
Families
with
resources
are
fleeing
to
private
schools
in
the
suburbs
where
schools
are
open,
remote
learning
is
not
effective
and
is
widening.
The
disparities
between
public
and
private
school
students
study
from
also
shown
that
students
of
color,
economically
disadvantaged
students,
english
learners
and
students,
with
special
needs
of
suffering
the
most
from
school
closures
at
mccall,
which
covers
chinatown
and
two
homeless
shelters
60
of
students
are
economically
disadvantaged
and
21
are
english
learners.
Most
of
these
children
have
parents
who
cannot
work
from
home
to
support
remote
learning.
I
I
Mckenzie
found
that
black
students
will
average
two
to
four
months
behind
white
students
and
stand
to
lose
up
to
eighty
seven
thousand
dollars
in
lifetime
earnings
because
of
this
learning
loss.
So
what
message
are
we
sending
to
our
children
when
restaurants
and
casinos
and
other
discretionary
businesses
are
open?
But
schools
aren't?
Why
should
we
value
our
children?
Any
less
look?
My
husband
is
an
essential
worker
and
he's
been
working
throughout
the
whole
pandemic.
I
So
I
appreciate
the
anxiety
and
fear
that
the
teacher
and
staff
are
feeling
there
is
an
inherent
risk
in
everything
we
do,
but
the
benefit
of
opening
school
substantially
outweighs
those
risks.
There
is
overwhelming
scientific
consensus
that
it
is
safe
to
reopen
schools.
Let's
not
forget
the
multi-layered
safety
strategies
that
dr
rubin
talked
about
earlier
today,
where
ventilation
is
only
one
of
them.
57
out
of
61
school
districts
in
the
philadelphia
area
are
open
for
some
form
of
in-person
learning.
Despite
having
infrastructure
issues,
remote
learning
should
be
plan
b,
not
plan.
I
A
I
The
district
has
stated
that
the
classrooms
will
be
between
the
temperatures
of
64
to
68
degrees,
while
implementing
this
plan.
Many
of
us
that
worked
in
the
district
we've
experienced
classrooms
that
do
not
maintain
these
temperatures
before
covid.
I've
worked
in
classrooms
that
read
104
degrees
when
I
walked
into
the
classroom.
I
I
We
also
need
to
search
for
updates
on
the
news
and
social
media
as
opposed
to
having
a
clear,
concise
explanation
on
building
conditions
from
the
district
on
february
11th
dr
heights
stated
in
the
philadelphia
inquirer
that
I
can
confidently
say
that
our
schools
are
ready
to
open
with
our
proper
safety
protocols
in
place.
On
the
same
day,
truck
beat
noted
that
dr
height
suggested
that
some
school
buildings
could
open
to
students,
while
others
may
need
to
improve
their
ventilation
systems
and
will
remain
closed.
I
It's
now
february
17th
and
the
staff,
the
students
and
the
families
are
still
not
aware
which
schools
he's
speaking
about.
Where
are
the
where's
the
transparency
from
the
district
when
it
comes
to
what
buildings
are
safe?
So
basically,
we
were
told
by
the
district
that
all
k-2
teachers
and
and
staff
members
that
support
them
were
expected
to
report
to
our
buildings.
I
On
february,
8th
and
a
few
days
later,
he's
saying
that
some
schools
may
not
be
able
to
reopen
if
our
union
did
not
tell
us
to
stay
home,
would
the
district
have
sent
us
home
if
we
were
reported
to
an
unsafe
building?
We
we
can't
be
sure
of
that,
so
the
concerns
and
the
health
of
the
teachers
and
the
students
that
report
to
those
buildings
without
proper
ventilation
are
very
up
in
the
air.
I
I
Additionally,
comparing
philadelphia
public
schools
to
wealthier,
suburban
districts
that
have
opened
to
a
hybrid
model
is
not
fair
to
our
students
and
staff.
Other
school
districts
have
installed
air
purifiers.
They
have
newer
buildings,
no
more
have-back
systems.
They
did
not
have
existing
issues
such
as
asbestos,
lead,
paint
and
mold,
and
comparing
our
district
of
installed
residential
fans
to
move
the
air
compared
to
other
districts
and
their
opening
plans
is
not
equitable
to
our
students.
I
Lastly,
the
district
is
now
looking
into
getting
the
teachers
vaccinated,
and
this
is
greatly
appreciated,
but
there
is
the
wonder
of
why
this
was
not
a
priority
before,
on
the
many
times
that
we've
been
pushed
to
go
back
into
the
building.
We've
waited
this
long
for
a
vaccine
to
become
available.
Why
are
we
now
rushing
to
get
the
k-2
back
into
schools
when
we
haven't
been
vaccinated,
yet
less
than
20
percent
of
my
school's
k-2
students
are
returning.
I
I
Pre-K
to
two
teachers
and
families
are
concerned
that
we
were
chosen
as
the
target
sample
group
to
see
how
the
district
does
with
dealing
with
covet
and
opening
schools.
Why
should
we
be
the
test
subjects
and
the
district
not
have
a
clear
plan
that
keeps
us
safe?
In
addition,
teaching
two
separate
groups
of
students
hybrid
in
person,
and
then
we
also
have
our
students
that
remain
digital
at
all
times
seems
to
disrupt
the
learning
more
than
returning
before
a
vaccine.
I
Students
are
going
to
be
very
disappointed
when
they
arrive
to
school
and
find
that
they
it's
not
going
to
be
what
it
was
when
they
had
left
last
year
in
march,
they'll
have
to
remain
in
their
seat
and
a
cold
room
they're
not
allowed
to
leave
they.
Their
specialists
will
come
to
them.
They
will
eat
their
breakfast
and
their
lunch
in
their
rooms,
and
I'm
truly
worried
that
students
will
begin
to
not
want
to
attend
school
and
they're
going
to
lose
their
love
of
coming
to
school
lately.
I
D
A
D
D
19
has
dropped
significantly
and
vaccines
available
to
who
wants
it
have
been
made
available
to
all
school
district
employees
and
staff
least
we
not
forget
buildings
remain
unsafe,
with
on
what,
with
widespread
asbestos,
lead,
mold
and
poor
ventilation.
These
toxic
working
conditions
have
yet
to
be
meaningfully
addressed
and
with
a
fan
and
a
window
not
being
the
answer.
In
addition,
taking
testings
once
a
week
with
medical
concerns
of
issues,
are
we
going
to
create
as
doing
that
by
taking
a
stick
for
testing
weekly
to
the
staff?
D
What
our
students
need
most
is
for
the
pandemic
to
end
the
covenant.
Team
pandemic
has
been
devastated
to
poor
and
working
class
communities,
as
government
responses
continues
to
fall
to
address
working
people.
Systematic
racism
has
forced
our
city's
black
and
brown
committees
to
bear
the
brunt
of
these
failures.
We
need
a
government
response
that
keeps
people
in
their
homes,
kept
people
fed
and
keep
people
paid
instead
of
relying
on
schools
to
adjust
this
multiple
crisis
caused
by
cover
19
on
their
own.
D
A
premature
unsafely
opening
to
schools,
keep
in
mind
to
adhere
to
abiding
to
the
rules
of
safety
and
health
to
avoid
spreading
covet
19,
prolonging
instead
of
prolonging
the
suffering
of
staff,
students
and
families,
we
should
take
it
seriously
the
duty
to
protect
our
students,
families
and
staff
from
the
coronavirus
and
environment
hazards.
If
the
city
government
can
make
preparations
to
what
is
needed
to
reopen
their
customized
companies
for
the
safety
of
the
public.
D
We
support
any
individual
who
choose
living
over
dying,
therefore
refusing
to
return
to
school
buildings
and
expecting
the
school
district
to
not
retaliate
in
this
district
avoid
the
crisis
in
the
makings.
We
need
to
ensure
that
vaccines
are
made
available
again
to
all
who
wants
them
to
before,
to
have
that
provided
and
available
to
them
before
they
be
open
to
school
is
considered
considered
and
the
only
question
I
really
wanted
to
ask
to
them.
If
I
may
quickly
ask
is
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
blame?
D
That
culvert
is
the
reason
why
the
rape
crimes
is
going
up
because
people
are
home.
We
have
to
also
still
consider
the
situation
at
hand
where
the
community
is
at
hand
in
their
home
unbeing
able
to
take
care
of
their
homes
that
is
causing
this
pandemic,
not
the
virus.
The
virus
is
the
pandemic,
but
the
conditions
that
is
causing
it
we're
not
working.
We're
not
feeding
our
company,
our
families,
we're
not
receiving
the
money
that
we
need
to
do.
D
We
need
to
do
and
you
keep
coming
back
and
forth,
but
the
okay,
we're
gonna,
do
this?
Okay!
No!
We're
not
gonna!
Do
this!
That's
what's
causing
the
issue,
and
we
need
to
take
that
into
consideration
and
not
make
that
the
school's
priority
to
take
care
of.
Secondly,
we
do
not
want
to
make
it
the
fact
that
we're
sending
our
kids
back
to
be
guinea
pigs
on
what
to
be
done.
You
see
here-
and
you
say
we
start
off
with
900-
then
we're
gonna
build
up
to
a
thousand.
D
What
happens
when
somebody
does
come
back
positive?
That
person
have
to
come
back
positive,
they're
gonna
go
back
home.
Those
people
got
to
be
contacted,
the
people
that
they
were
with
have
to
be
contacted.
It's
going
to
cause
a
domino
effect
that
is
going
to
be
very
deadly,
and
we
do
not
want
to
do
that.
So
again,
I
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time
and
staying
late
with
us
again.
A
D
A
D
B
Thank
you.
I
would
just
like
to
re-emphasize
for
future
testifiers.
Please
keep
your
testimony
to
three
minutes.
I
know
you've
been
waiting
a
long
time.
We
have
a
lot
of
parents
who
still
are
hoping
to
testify
and
just
by
keeping
to
three
minutes,
you
help
ensure
that
everyone
will
have
an
opportunity
to
share
their
piece.
So
thank
you
for
that
up.
Next
we
have
jennifer.
S
Sure,
good
evening
my
name
is
jennifer
lehmann
and
I
serve
as
the
coordinator
of
the
carnell
family
resource
center
on
behalf
of
the
oxford
circle,
christian
community
development
association
in
northeast
philadelphia.
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
voice
to
the
many
voices
that
are
speaking
out
about
the
current
decision
facing
the
school
district.
My
brother
is
an
educator
in
pittsburgh,
school
district
and
wrote
these
words
to
his
union
leadership
this
morning,
and
I
echo
his
sentiments.
S
I
am
encouraged
by
the
progress
in
chicago
as
of
now.
It
appears
that
they
have
worked
out
the
return
or
option
to
return
to
the
classroom
for
all
k-8
students
by
march
8th.
I
know
that
was
a
challenging
and
lengthy
process,
but
in
the
end,
all
sides
agreed
to
the
terms.
I
also
know
that
the
city,
the
board
and
the
union
all
had
to
give
to
get
that
done.
S
S
S
I
also
read
about
their
union
boss
and
her
belief
that
we
can
do
this
and
the
growing
pile
of
evidence
that
comes
from
the
health
community,
that
we
should
be
back
in
school
or
at
least
provide
the
option
to
families.
While
my
kids
are
finished
at
carnell,
I
am
still
a
parent
of
three
school
district
students.
S
I
also
think
someone
needs
to
be
talking
about
the
inequity.
That's
happening
on
a
national
level
with
what
this
pandemic
has
illuminated
in
education,
that
white,
largely
suburban
kids,
have
choices
and
black
and
brown
kids
in
urban
districts
do
not
so
my
question
is:
is
it
safe
to
not
return?
I
believe
our
road
to
recovery
will
be
a
tough
one,
but
I
believe
there's
still
time
with
committed
teachers
and
parents.
This
work
can
be
done.
I'm
sure
you've
heard
all
of
this,
that,
although
virus
cases
may
be
dropping
and
vaccinations,
are
slowly
happening.
S
This
will
not
completely
eradicate
the
virus,
so
we
must
make
some
hard
decisions
for
the
benefit
of
parents,
our
children
and
teachers.
I
think
we
need
to
choose
our
heart.
The
fear
of
returning
to
schools
spread
a
virus
less
than
perfect
ventilation.
Systems
is
hard,
the
amount
of
academic
and
emotional
distress
and
the
ever
widening
disparities
between
students
who
have
returned
to
in-person
learning
and
those
who
have
not
is
hard.
We
need
to
choose
our
heart.
S
A
F
G
G
G
When
the
pandemic
hit
like
most
parents,
it
was
a
struggle
to
move
or
maneuver
our
kids
around
since
the
2020
school
year
started.
We
have
tried
several
avenues
to
help
both
of
our
children
with
virtual
learning.
It
has
been
a
very
stressful
year
for
the
both
of
them,
especially
for
my
youngest
son.
We
have
tried
many
options
in
an
attempt
to
help
them
adjust.
G
G
My
kindergartner
is
doing
his
best
to
adjust
to
virtual
learning.
However,
it
is
a
true
struggle
to
get
a
five-year-old
to
sit
in
front
of
the
computer
like
an
adult
for
six
to
seven
hours
a
day.
It
is
imperative
for
his
development
at
this
age
to
have
in-person
learning
for
my
family.
Having
my
child
attend
school
is
not
only
imperative
for
his
learning
and
development.
It
is
necessary
because
my
husband
and
I
are
both
both
working
parents.
G
My
job
will
no
longer
allow
me
to
make
any
more
adjustments
and
my
husband
does
not
have
options
to
adjust
his
schedule.
My
son
is
five-year-old
five
years
old
and
in
kindergarten,
and
he
has
had
a
breakdown
crying
on
several
occasions.
He
is
very
bored
on
the
computer
and
it's
very
hard
to
get
their
attention
to
just
sit.
G
I
feel,
like
his
teacher,
has
been
trying
to
skip
to
discourage
us
from
letting
him
come
back.
I
have
several
messages,
go
back
and
forth
with
her
and
she
says:
oh
well,
it's
only
gonna
be
one
in
his
class.
Do
you
still
want
him
to
come
back
yes
or
no,
or
he's
only
gonna,
be
the
only
one
there.
Every
everyone
else
change
their
mind
because
they
don't
feel
safe.
Do
you
still
want
him
to
come
back,
yes
or
no?
G
My
husband
and
I
have
thought
long
and
hard
about
our
decision
about
letting
him
come
back
because
he
has
a
mild
case
of
asthma,
so
there
is
a
risk
that
we're
taking,
but
we
agreed
for
his
learning
development.
He
needs
face-to-face
learning
and
I
don't
want
him
to
fall
behind
regarding
my
oldest
child
who's
in
the
fifth
grade,
she's
been
going
through
stress
and
deserves
to
be
in
school
too,
but
the
difference
is
my
10
year
old
is
an
independent
and
smart
enough
to
tackle
the
things
she
has
to
get
through.
G
This
whole
situation
is
forcing
me
to
figure
out
another
option
for
my
child
for
the
upcoming
21
22
school
year,
because,
like
most
parents,
I
want
what's
best
for
my
children,
I'm
gonna
be
forced
to
send
my
children
to
private
school
and
the
thought
of
this
frustrates
me.
Why
do
I
have
to
find
another
option
for
my
child?
I'm
a
philadelphia
native.
I
grew
up
in
philadelphia.
I
work
and
I
pay
my
taxes.
So
if
I'm
paying
taxes,
why
do
I
have
to
find
another
avenue
to
get
proper
education
for
my
child?
G
I
feel
as
though
it's
a
slap
in
the
face,
because
the
taxes
are
coming
out
of
my
paycheck
every
two
weeks.
If
this
still
carries
on
throughout
the
school
year
for
september
2021.
That's
a
problem
for
me.
This
is
this
is
all
to
say.
I
can
teach
my
child
at
home.
I
can
help
him,
but
I
am
not
a
teacher.
G
A
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
fisher,
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
and
especially
for
waiting
this
long
to
put
your
testimony
on
the
record,
it's
extremely
important
and
where
we
also
will
be
prioritizing
your
son's
learning
and
his
health
and
well-being
as
well.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
thanks
for
having
me.
Thank
you,
mr
spiva.
Are
there
any
questions
for
this
panel
of
witnesses?
A
A
Good
evening,
everybody
thank
you
so
much
for
your
patience.
We
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you
and
and
thank
you
for
for
being
willing
to
put
your
voices
on
the
record.
Mr
jackson,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
work
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you.
So
if
you
could
state
your
name
for
the
record
and
proceed
with
your
testimony
and
feel
free
to
turn
on
your
camera,
if
you
feel
that
you're
able
to
okay,
thank
you.
Q
B
A
Mr
jackson,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
powerful
testimony.
We
really
appreciate
it
and
I
assure
you
all,
members
of
our
city
council
body,
are
going
to
make
sure
that
all
staff
members
are
prioritized
and
we're.
We,
we
feel
very
strongly
that,
especially
for
for
all
the
work
that
you've
put
in,
we
appreciate
we
appreciate
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
D
D
D
I
go
to
work
every
day
and
then
come
home
to
take
care
of
my
daughter
that
has
cerebral
palsy.
I
follow
all
the
cdc
recommendations
and
I
have
been
fine.
It
irritates
me
that
the
people
we
unite
here-
local
634,
have
voted
into
office
or
the
school
district
do
not
talk
about
the
food
service
division
and
how
we
are
feeding
thousands
of
families
while
giving
out
meals.
We
are
also
giving
them
activity
sheets
and
learning
package
doing
the
height
of
the
pandemic.
D
D
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
tremendous
work,
ms
edmonds,
and,
as
you
said
and
pointed
out
at
such
an
early
stage
in
the
pandemic,
you
were
delivering
food
to
young
people.
We
know
what
a
journey
that
was,
and
so
thank
you
for
testifying.
We
have
a
very
quick
comment
from
council
member
gilmore,
richardson
council
member.
G
Yes,
thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
for
the
latitude.
I've
been
here
listening
to
all
the
the
public
comment,
but
I
wanted
to
take
a
special
attention
and
say
hello
to
tonya
edmonds,
my
winfield
heights
neighbor,
I'm
also
in
winfield,
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
so
much
for
your
service
and
for
the
constant
juggle
you
have
dealing
with
young
people
in
the
district
and
working
for
the
district.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
your
service
from
one
winfield
neighbor
to
another.
G
G
When
a
pandemic
happened,
we
were
all
confused
and
scared
for
ourselves
and
our
family,
because
no
one
wants
to
get
sick
from
covet,
but
unfortunately
I
know
firsthand
how
bad
it
feels
to
get
covet,
because
I
am
a
survivor
of
it
when
the
school
district
caught
us
back
to
work
in
august.
I
went
to
work
because
I
have
to
provide
for
my
daughters
and
myself
as
a
single
mother.
I
had
no
choice.
G
G
G
G
A
Thank
you
so
much
miss
coleman
and
I'm
so
sorry,
for
I
think
that
your
testimony
shows
how
serious
where
you
need
to
take
all
of
this,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
Could
I
just
ask
a
few
very
quick
questions?
Yes,
ma'am,
could
you
did
you
receive?
Was
your?
Did
your
contract
cover
the
the
sick
leave
that
was
required
when
you
contracted
covet?
Yes,
okay,
and
could
you
share
a
little
bit
about
what
your
pay
range
is
the
salary
range
for
your
position?
A
J
A
I
just
wanna
express
my
gratitude.
It
was
a
tremendous
sacrifice
and
again
I
think
your
your
testimony
is
very
moving
and
you
know
we
are
taking
it
very
seriously,
and
I
appreciate
you
waiting
this
long
to
testify
because
it's
extremely
important
for
all
of
us
to
hear
so.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
did
to
keep
people
safe
and
we'll
be
looking
out
as
well.
Thank
you.
Miss
coleman.
Thank.
A
A
I
I
While
the
focus
of
this
hearing
has
been
on
reopening
schools,
we
also
want
to
address
the
city's
role
in
bridging
the
digital
divide
for
children
and
families
during
this
school
year,
which
was
also
referenced
in
the
resolution.
This
is
and
remains
a
critical
issue
that
demands
further
attention.
As
currently
a
majority
of
children
in
the
district,
particularly
youth
in
middle
and
high
schools,
may
continue
to
be
educated,
virtually
for
the
remainder
of
the
school
year
and
many
of
these
students,
particularly
those
living
in
poverty.
I
Children
experiencing
homelessness,
english
learners,
students
with
disabilities
are
continuing
to
struggle
to
access
remote
learning,
communicate
with
teachers,
receive
the
differentiated
services
and
supports
that
they
need,
and
we
know,
students
living
in
black
and
brown
communities
are
bearing
the
brunt
of
these
educational
deprivations
caused
by
coped
19
as
well
as
suffering
from
the
severe
impacts
of
the
pandemic
itself.
The
digital
divide
includes
not
only
unequal
access
to
computers
and
remote
learning,
but
unequal
access
to
the
internet.
It
also
encompasses
information
gaps
on
how
to
use
technology
and
educational
platforms.
I
We
also
know
that
there
is
a
high
degree
of
social,
emotional
stress
and
health
issues
that
are
being
experienced
by
children
engaged
in
remote
learning
and
living
in
poverty,
and
we
know
that
there
are
great
disparities
in
the
academic
gaps
between
black
and
brown
students
and
latinx
students,
and
one
study
indicates
that,
while
the
average
student
could
fall
seven
months
behind
academically,
black
and
latinx
students
are
likely
to
experience
an
even
greater
learning
losses
of
10
months
and
9
months.
First
philadelphia
has
the
second
lowest
internet
access
among
the
25
largest
cities.
I
This
issue
has
still
not
been
fully
addressed.
We
know
that
black
and
brown
children
are
least
likely
to
have
the
means
to
receive
internet
services
and
elc
continues
to
receive
calls
regarding
students
who
cannot
participate
online
due
to
lack
of
high
speed,
internet
and
hot
spots.
It
is
a
common
problem
for
students
experiencing
homelessness,
particularly
those
living
at
shelters
and
students
who
are
doubled
up.
I
It
is
an
untenable
situation
that
is
leading
many
children
to
be
pushed
out
of
learning
entirely.
In
addition
to
these
access
barriers,
school
discipline
policies
must
change.
Children
cannot
be
punished
for
the
noise
in
the
background
that
they
cannot.
Control
and
families
should
not
be
facing
potential
referral
to
family
court
due
to
covet
related
absences
stemming
from
remote
learning.
We
urge
city
council
to
ensure
the
need
for
additional
internet
resources
is
being
identified
and
that
all
families
are
provided
with
sufficient,
sustained
high-speed
internet
access
to
the
children
can
access
remote
learning.
I
In
addition,
english
learners
are
facing
unique
barriers
from
logging
on
to
navigating
digital
portals
to
meaningfully
engage
with
the
curriculum
and
receive
effective
language
instruction
in
a
remote
environment
too.
Many
of
our
english
learners
are
still
not
getting
through
the
virtual
schoolhouse
gate
and
are
receiving
no
benefit
and
are
not
progressing.
I
Moreover,
following
multiple
absences,
some
of
these
students
have
been
removed
from
the
school
district
roles.
The
most
common
barrier
we
are
seeing
is
still
that
english
learners
revain
to
lack
communication
with
schools,
english
learners
are
unable
to
come
to
overcome
technology
and
language
barriers,
and
they
are
navigating
an
english
only
digital
platform.
Multiple
multilingual
families
are
left
in
the
dark,
with
no
coordinated
plan
from
the
district
families
receive
different
levels
of
information
depending
on
their
school
building.
I
There
must
be
a
common
district-wide
communication
plan
that
applies
to
all
schools,
to
support
english
learners
across
the
city.
City
council
can
play
an
essential
role
in
facilitating
linkages
between
community-based
organizations
and
the
district
to
support
better
communications,
ensuring
that
community
organizations
and
the
district
are
collaborating
to
resolve
the
problems
that
community
members
are
reporting
to
these
organizations.
I
This
type
of
coordination
with
community
stakeholders
is
essential
for
students
and
families
who
do
not
speak
the
nine
most
common
language
languages
of
greatest
diffusion.
We
still
need
more
district
translation
access
to
language
line
and
bilingual
counseling
assistants,
who
can
assist
families
with
access
to
remote
learning.
Third,
the
city
needs
to
expand
eligibility
criteria
for
access
centers
to
include
automatically
english
learners
and
students
experiencing
homelessness.
I
The
current
requirement
that
access
centers
are
limited
to
families
who
have
no
caregiver
at
home
ignores
the
reality
that
many
english
proficient
parents
lack
the
support
to
navigate
digital
platforms
that
are
entirely
in
english
and
classes
that
are
entirely
in
english.
It
also
ignores
the
reality
that
students
who
are
in
shelters
and
experiencing
homelessness,
commonly
lack
any
quiet
place
to
learn
the
requirements
further
exclude
students
who
have
caregivers
such
as
grandparents
who
may
need
support
and
access
to
technology
literacy
in
order
to
facilitate
learning.
I
Many
of
these
concerns
can
be
addressed
by
expanding
access
to
eligibility
to
access
access,
centers.
Fourth,
we
must
address
the
needs
of
students
with
disabilities,
who
continue
virtual
instruction,
in
some
cases
due
to
health
and
safety
concerns
stemming
for
this
there
from
their
disabilities
and
may
not
be
able
to
return
to
school.
We
commend
the
district
for
developing
individualized
digital
learning
plans
for
many
students,
but
these
individualized
plans
need
to
be
completed
and
revisited
and
fully
implemented
for
all
students
with
disabilities.
I
We
now
have
several
months
of
data
on
remote
learning
and
these
plans
need
to
be
modified
and
we
need
to
learn
of
about
the
from
the
evidence
of
what
children
need
going
forward.
In
addition,
the
district
must
systemically
plan
for
how
it
will
remediate
the
failure
to
provide
virtual
instruction
and
the
support
necessary
for
students
with
disabilities
to
receive
a
free,
appropriate
public
education
and
to
make
meaningful
progress
this
year.
I
In
sum,
the
district
needs
additional
targeted
support
to
supported
students
who
have
specific
learning
needs
and
who
continue
to
lack
access
to
resources
needed
to
engage
in
distance
learning,
including
sustained
access
to
the
internet,
support
for
teachers
and
counselors
and
staff
to
serve
those
who
are
most
marginalized,
including
students
who
are
english
learners
and
expanded
access
to
school,
counseling
and
other
social
emotional
supports.
We
urge
city
council
to
provide
these
negative
needed
targeted
resources.
I
A
Thank
you
so
much
ms
mcinerney,
and,
as
always,
we
appreciate
the
recommendations
and
especially
your
continued
focus
on
the
digital
divide,
we'd
like
to
follow
up
with
you,
especially
on
the
access
center
questions
and
the
limitations
there.
But
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Are
there
any
questions
for
this
panel
from
our
from
committee
members.
A
A
We
ask
that
you
stay
within
those
time
frames,
as
people
have
been
waiting
a
really
long
time
and
really
appreciate
both
your
patience
and
your
investment
in
in
this
process.
Your
public
comments
are
deeply
deeply
valued
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you.
So
I
will
turn
this
over
to
to
mr
spiva.
G
F
B
P
You
have
heard
testimony
about
what
is
unsafe
about
opening
our
schools,
the
fears
about
ventilation,
the
fears
of
death
and
long-term
critical
health
complications,
the
fear
of
communities
spread
both
in
school
and
outside
of
school,
the
fear
of
unvaccinated
staff,
the
fear
of
conflicting
science,
even
as
new
science
information
is
hitting
the
media,
and
yet
the
district
has
continued
to
pursue
a
rushed,
incomplete
and
untruthful
district
reopening
plan
approved
by
the
school
board.
But
another
sinister
component
to
all
of
this
has
occurred
simultaneously.
P
The
board
of
education
made
drastic
changes
to
the
public
speaking
policy
altering
decades
of
precedence
and
stretching
the
limits
of
the
sunshine
act.
These
changes
were
made
without
public
input,
public
notice,
board,
debate
or
board
boat
and,
most
alarmingly,
they
were
made
in
the
middle
of
a
historic
health
crisis
and
they
went
into
effect
the
day
before
the
the
day
after
the
announcement
of
superintendent
heights
unsafe
reopening
plan
as
much
as
the
board
would
like
to
point
to
other
means
of
engaging
the
public.
P
P
This
is,
at
worst,
a
failure
to
follow
the
legal
mandate
of
the
sunshine
act
and,
at
best,
to
follow
it
to
failure
to
follow
the
spirit
of
the
law.
I
wanted
to
know.
City
council
supports
the
board
shutting
out
of
the
public
by
capping
speakers
and
reducing
speaking
time
when
the
public
most
needs
its
ability
to
engage.
P
Will
you
support
public
efforts
to
restore
public
speaking
at
the
board
action
meetings
to
three
minutes
of
speaking
time
and
removing
the
cap
on
speakers?
Do
you
acknowledge
that,
speaking
at
a
board,
meeting
engagement
protected
by
the
sunshine
act
and
curtailing
decades
of
this
precedent,
is
a
chilling
silencing
of
the
public's
right
to
engage?
F
Hello,
everybody
well,
my
name
is
dana
carter
for
the
record
before
we
get
started.
I
would
just
like
to
say
this
meeting
went
a
little
long,
so,
if
I
have
stuff
in
my
teeth
is
because
I
was
eating,
I
have
braces
so
I
apologize
beforehand-
and
I
just
also
want
to
tell
city
council
all
council
members
that
the
testimony
from
kiera
coleman
was
tremendous.
I
would
like
for
you
all
just
to
go
back
and
revisit
everything
that
she
said.
Okay,
here
we
go
good
afternoon.
F
Anyone
consider
that
k
to
two
children
might
not
be
the
best
population
to
start
with,
because
in
order
to
teach
phonics
and
letter
sounds
the
students
have
to
see
their
teacher's
mouths,
which
won't
happen
for
any
child
if
the
district
switches
to
hybrid,
because
the
teachers
and
students
have
to
wear
masks,
masks
the
entire
time
anyway,
I
ask
that
the
every
school
district
of
philadelphia
staff,
member
and
household
member
of
students
have
the
opportunity
to
be
vaccinated.
The
school
district
of
philadelphia
began
sending
emails
to
teachers
today
with
vaccination
information.
F
Today's
today,
the
pennsylvania
acting
secretary
of
health,
alison
beam
stated
that
some
vaccination
providers
accidentally
administered
the
second
dose
of
the
modern
vaccine
as
the
first
dose.
I
don't
know
if
y'all
saw
that,
because
you
all
were
busy
on
the
on
this.
That
came
out
breaking
news
not
too
long
ago,
but
because
of
this
misstep,
some
will
receive
their
second
vaccination
within
42
days
instead
of
28
days.
This
information
means
that
if
a
person
has
not
received
their
first
dose
as
of
today,
they
will
not
be
fully
vaccinated
for
a
month
minimally.
F
Can
we
stop
with
the
narrative
that
virtual
learning
is
the
reason
why
children
are
suffering
emotionally
and
academically
cova-19
restrictions
are
why
children
and
everyone
else
may
be
suffering
whatever
issues
children
are
experiencing.
Academically
are
the
same
issues.
They
experience
every
other
year
not
due
to
covet,
but
due
to
fiscal
mismanagement
and
underfunding.
Systemic
unchecked
racism
in
schools
passing
children
along
to
the
next
grade
when
they
can't
read
and
write
and
neglecting
neighborhood
schools
covet
19
restrictions
just
put
a
magnifying
glass
to
already
existing
school
district
of
philadelphia
issues,
I'm
almost
finished.
F
What
we
are
seeing
in
this
particular
city
is
different
than
any
other
city,
because
these
schools
are
historically
toxic.
This
is
a
special
situation.
The
cdc
guidelines
are
for
schools
that
have
kept
up
regular
maintenance,
and
that
is
not
the
school
district
of
philadelphia,
especially
as
of
two
weeks
ago,
only
40
percent
of
the
air
balancing
reports
were
complete
when
they
have
had
years
to
complete
these
reports.
Proper
ventilation
is
needed
in
all
schools,
including
hallways
and
bathrooms.
Please
check
the
ventilation
information
for
the
bathrooms.
F
There
are
major
missteps
in
execution
of
sdv
projects,
but
results
of
those
missteps
are
normally
financial.
The
results
of
this
one
could
be
someone
dying.
Finally,
the
school
board
of
philadelphia.
This
is
an
important
piece.
The
school
board
of
philadelphia
approved
a
contract
with
dunn
safe
corporation
on
june
25th
2020
for
173
thousand
dollars
done
safe,
has
collected,
organized
and
created
a
cloud-based
management
system
containing
the
building
conditions
in
all
environmental
health
and
safety,
information
for
all
school
districts
of
philadelphia,
schools
and
buildings.
The
information
collected
by
dun
safe
is
kept
private.
F
I'm
asking
city
council
to
ask
the
district
to
make
this
information
public
and
explain
to
each
school
community
behind
every
coronavirus.
Total
case
number
is
an
actual
life.
Perhaps
the
news
should
scroll
names
instead
of
numbers,
so
we
realize
that
this
is
someone's
child,
someone's,
mother
or
father
or
brother
or
sister
or
teacher
real
people.
Please
do
not
add
to
this
list
by
opening
these
school
buildings
for
in-person
instruction
until
they
are
safe.
L
L
I
am
glad
that
the
district
has
partnered
with
the
children's
hospital
of
philadelphia
to
commit
to
vaccinating
all
school
staff.
However,
vaccination
of
district
staff
is
slated
to
start
only
one
week
before
schools
are
supposed
to
reopen
for
hybrid
learning.
This
plan
does
not
protect
our
teachers
and
school
staff
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
We
know
that
the
current
vaccines
offer
the
best
protection
after
both
doses
have
been
administered.
L
L
L
New
cdc
recommendations
advise
that
individuals
who
have
been
fully
vaccinated
do
not
need
to
quarantine
after
exposure
so
long
as
they
have
received
both
doses
of
the
vaccine
and
had
adequate
time
for
the
vaccines
to
be
effective.
If
teachers
and
school
staff
are
fully
vaccinated
before
returning
to
school,
it
lowers
the
chance
that
classrooms
will
be
disrupted.
If
and
when
covet
19
exposures
occur
in
schools.
L
I
recognize
the
hard
work
and
investment
that
many
have
put
into
planning
for
a
safe
reopening.
I've
read
the
cdc's
guidelines
for
reopening
schools
and
paid
close
attention
to
the
plans
put
forward
by
the
district
by
adding
to
that
plan,
the
vaccination
of
teachers
and
all
school
staff
before
reopening
school
buildings
in
philadelphia.
L
B
M
M
This
is
evidence
of
how
the
school
district
ignores
problems
that
are
right
in
front
of
their
face
until
they
are
screamed
at
to
do
something,
and
then
we
watch
them
do
the
absolute
bare
minimum.
This
glory
opening
plan
is
the
latest
evidence
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
the
walmart
fans.
We
all
know
how
ridiculous
they
are
and
watching
dr
height
keep
talking
about
them
as
if
they
were
actual
ventilation
would
be
funny
if
it
weren't
desperately
heartbreaking.
M
M
This
is
what
I'm
concerned
about:
kovitt
isn't
going
to
disappear.
Hayate
has
had
a
year
to
do
something.
Anything
and
we've
watched
him
do
not
very
much.
The
district
might
be
getting
money
from
the
federal
government
soon
and
I'm
scared.
I'm
scared
that
that
money
is
going
to
be
wasted.
I'm
scared
that
we're
going
to
be
having
the
same
conversation
in
six
months.
I'm
scared
that
our
children
are
not
going
to
go
back
to
school
five
days
a
week
in
september.
M
We
need
a
plan
today
for
september,
a
plan
that
includes
all
stakeholders:
parents,
teachers,
community
members,
city
council,
a
plan
that
is
creative,
one
that
accounts
for
buildings
that
don't
have
any
ventilation
and
of
classrooms
that
weren't
designed
for
30
students,
but
must
hold
30
students.
Nonetheless,
we
need
money
to
enact
the
plan,
not
just
from
the
federal
government.
We
need
more
pilots
from
penn,
an
institution
that
sends
its
teaching
students
into
our
schools,
but
pays
no
money
to
the
city
that
it
inhabits
and
feeds
from.
We
need
to
end
the
tax
abatement.
M
M
The
fact
that
people
move
here
eat
amazing
meals,
enjoy
the
culture,
arts
and
walkable
streets
of
our
great
city
and
then
go
home
to
their
condos
that
they
pay
zero
tax
on.
While
our
children
go
to
overcrowded
schools
filled
with
asbestos
and
lead
is
disgusting.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
this
way.
The
money
is
here.
We
just
need
to
get
some
of
it
apply
a
little
creative
thinking
and
get
all
of
our
kids
back
to
school
in
september
five
days
a
week.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
letting
me
testify.
J
Thank
you
good
evening.
My
name
is
michael
gorman,
my
wife
jessica,
and
I
are
parents
to
a
wonderful
fifth
grader
at
the
gerard
academic
music
program
to
share
our
experience.
First,
I
want
to
read
my
daughter,
abby's
reflections
quote.
I
am
a
virtual
student
and
I
need
to
be
back
in
school
kids
who
can
afford
a
private
school
or
in
person.
Why
aren't
we
allowed
to
be
in
person
too?
J
Virtual
school
doesn't
work
in
the
long
run.
I
found
myself
zoning
out
and
getting
distracted
by
things.
That
would
never
distract
me
in
person,
sometimes
it's
impossible
for
classmates
to
participate
because
their
microphone
is
broken
or
they
can't
hear
or
they
can't
see
the
screen
or
the
mouse
is
broken.
J
Multiple
kids
in
my
class,
I
barely
know
what
they
look
like,
because
their
camera
is
turned
off.
Please
we
need
to
be
back
in
school
in
person.
End
quote:
it
has
been
337
days
since
abby
set
foot
in
a
classroom.
Now
to
be
clear,
we
are
lucky.
We
have
access
to
good
technology.
We
have
family
support,
we
have
supplemental
educational
opportunities
outside
of
school,
it
still
doesn't
work.
Communication
is
terrible.
The
technology
is
complex
and
hard
for
kids
to
navigate.
J
Lessons
simply
do
not
have
the
same
impact.
Teachers
are
burning
out,
kids
are
burning
out,
parents
are
burning
out,
we
empathize
with
teachers
who
are
doing
their
very
best,
but
virtual
school
is
not
school.
It
just
isn't.
The
learning
loss
is
staggering.
We
know
that
the
mental
health
challenges
have
been
talked
about
a
lot
here.
We
know
that
they're
staggering,
the
inequality
is
inexcusable
and
the
question
is
what
is
the
city
doing
for
students
and
parents
we're
staring
into
the
abyss
and
hearing
nothing
back.
J
Guidance
from
the
cdc
that
was
just
released
highlights
masks,
cleaning
and
distance
when
possible.
What
is
the
hold
up
for
all
the
discussion
on
ventilation?
The
cdc
has
been
clear
here:
quote:
improve
ventilation
to
the
extent
possible,
such
as
by
opening
windows
and
doors.
Unquote.
They
also
do
recommend
window
fans,
it's
not
about
what
looks
sophisticated.
It's
about
what
works.
Philadelphia
sits
within
the
cdc's
moderate
transmission.
So
what
do
they
recommend
again?
Quote:
k
through
12
schools,
open
for
full
in-person
instruction,
physical
distancing
of
six
feet
or,
more
to
the
extent
possible,
unquote
in
philadelphia.
J
J
Let's
be
honest,
rich
kids
are
going
to
school.
Underprivileged
kids
are
not
the
kids
of
psd
are
alone
and
being
held
hostage
by
our
civic
institutions,
tweets
and
grandstanding,
about
otherwise
good
faith.
Efforts
to
get
our
children
back
is
not
a
plan
demanding
potentially
billions
of
dollars
in
capital
projects
that,
even
if
we
have
the
money
will
take
years
to
finish,
is
not
a
plan.
J
B
S
J
To
take
their
budget
elsewhere
so
that
every
child
has
the
option
of
an
in-person
education
like
the
rich
kids
have
right
now,
otherwise,
you're
left
to
answer
the
question.
Under
what
circumstances
do
you
tolerate
a
segregation
in
in-person
educational
experiences?
These
are
our
children
that
you're
destroying
and
the
parents
are
not
going
to
forget.
Thank.
O
Thank
you
to
council
member
again
for
inviting
me
to
testify
today.
My
name
is
eric
tarz
and
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
myself,
my
wife,
melissa
escobar
and
our
children,
mona
and
opal
in
fourth
and
first
grades
at
cw,
henry
elementary
in
mount
airy
where
I've
served
on
the
school
advisory
committee
for
the
past
three
years.
O
We
also
appreciate
the
city
and
the
school
in
an
extremely
difficult
situation,
with
no
easy
answers
and
we've
tried
to
give
as
much
grace
to
the
district
leaders
as
possible,
but
grace
must
end
with
safety
and
health
of
teachers,
staff
and
students.
We
are
deeply
concerned
that
teachers
and
staff
are
one
being
rushed
back
into
a
deficient
hybrid
situation
to
without
vaccination
or
three
adequate
ventilation
infrastructure,
particularly
in
light
of
the
new,
more
contagious
covet
variants.
O
First,
why
this
rush
to
hybrid?
It's
been
a
difficult
year
for
all,
but
teachers
been
making
the
best
of
things
in
virtual
classrooms,
disrupting
patterns.
Teachers
have
worked
so
hard
to
establish
in
virtual
school
and
move
to
a
model
where
a
handful
of
students
are
only
receiving
two
days
of
in-person
instruction
and
teachers
will
have
to
manage
both
in-person
and
online
classrooms
that
they've
been
given
minimal.
Resources
to
adjust
with
won't
serve
anyone's
educational
needs.
O
Second,
thankfully,
chop
is
starting
vaccinating
teachers
on
february
22nd,
but
by
march
1st,
when
teachers
and
staff
are
expected
to
return,
they
won't
have
full
immunity
to
the
virus.
This
occurs
two
weeks
after
the
second
dose
teachers
and
staff
not
having
vaccinations
before
return
is
unethical,
short-sighted
and
dangerous.
It
undervalues
them
and
makes
them
seem
like
nothing
more
than
a
commodity.
O
Third,
while
we've
seen
reports
that
say,
classrooms
are
theoretically
adequately
ventilated
at
henry
staff
offices,
including
the
school
nurse's
office,
are
conspicuously
absent
from
the
air
quality
reports
likely
because
they
do
not
have
any
ventilation.
Infrastructure.
They've
been
promised
plastic
box
fans
a
band-aid
solution
at
best,
but
those
haven't
even
arrived.
Yet
district
leadership
is
aware
of
these
gaps,
but
teachers
and
staff
has
essentially
been
told
to
pretend
it's
all
fine,
masks
and
ventilation
prevent
kobe
closing
our
eyes
and
living
in
a
fantasy
world
does
not.
O
It
is
truly
tragic
that
elected
officials
at
all
levels
have
neglected
our
school's
infrastructure
for
years,
and
it
is
now
inconvenient
that
those
years
of
neglect
are
hindering
the
safe
to
return
to
school.
But
now,
when
lives
are
on,
the
line
is
not
the
time
to
be
putting
on
band-aids,
unless
the
district
can
truly
guarantee
that
all
spaces
where
students
and
staff
will
be
present
are
safe.
We
should
not
be
sending
any
people
back
with
nearly
60
percent
of
the
students
who
are
eil
poc.
O
The
environmental
impacts
are
and
will
be,
disparate
and
without
full
environmental
safety.
It's
not
a
question
of
if
but
when
transmission
will
occur.
The
ethical
underpinnings
of
this
crisis
planning
tells
us
that
one
aim
should
be
to
take
action
that
improves
disparities,
and
that
certainly
does
not
make
them
worse.
O
To
personalize
this,
our
daughter,
opal's
teacher
meredith
schechter,
won
the
lynn
back
award
just
last
year.
She
has
not
yet
been
vaccinated.
While
her
classroom
has
been
tested
for
air
circulation,
she
her
students
and
school
staff,
will
be
interacting
with
each
other
in
untested
unventilated
spaces.
O
L
O
G
I
live
in
19144,
zip
code
and
that
zip
code
are
one.
That's
the
school,
that's
closest
to
me
at
john
b
kelly
school.
It
is
the
maintenance
is
not
optimum
there.
Our
library
pre-I'm,
talking
pre-pandemic,
our
library,
is
funded
and
staffed
by
volunteers.
There
is
no
outdoor
activity
at
all.
No
playground.
We've
been
fighting
for
years
for
to
have
a
playground
there.
It's
a
whole
entire
city
block,
one
of
the
largest
parcels
of
land
in
our
community
and
the
black
doctors
have
identified
18
zip
codes,
one
of
which
is
mine,
19144.
G
That
has
one
of
the
highest
death
rates
and
the
highest
incidence
of
covet
id,
and
there
are
18
zip
codes
like
that.
What
I
would
suggest
is-
and
my
question
is
first,
my
suggestion
first
is
vaccinate
vaccinate
vaccinate,
let's
think
out
of
the
box.
We
all
have
a
consensus
here.
We
all
want
the
safety
for
our
children
and
the
people
who
are
teaching
our
children
and
and
for
the
families
that
are
trying
to
support
that.
Why
can't
we
think
big
earlier
they
talked
about
vaccinating
a
children's
hospital.
Why
not
look
at
wells
fargo
center?
G
This
can
be
done
quickly
and
this
can
be
done
in
a
large
scale.
Let's
all
think
about
not
the
what
but
the
how
and
think
creatively
about
how
to
take
return
ourselves
and
our
children
to
some
normalcy
with
the
city
plan.
One
of
the
things
that
exists
today
is
the
fans
in
in
classrooms
as
well
as
in
windows,
and
my
question
is:
how
is
it
for
the
quality
of
instruction
and
learning
for
young
children
over
the
sound
of
fans
and
an
open
door?
So
how
is
that
going
to
increase
the
quality
of
education?
G
Certainly
is
this
an
option,
but
it's
it's.
I
have
to
say
that
it
is
not,
in
my
opinion,
the
best
option
and
I
don't
see
how
any
teacher
or
any
student,
particularly
young
children,
can
even
learn
in
that
kind
of
environment.
We
know
that
I'm
certainly,
I
know
my
school
probably
has
issues
with
macat
with
the
maintenance.
G
If
you
look
at
the
school
budget
plans
pre-pandemic
there
was
nothing
planned
for
the
maintenance.
Let's
look
at
how
to
start
now
to
maintain
our
schools,
our
african-american
children
and
children
that
are
living
and
people
of
color.
They
had
problems,
systemic
racism
and
poor
quality
education
before
the
pandemic,
and
this
has
just
exacerbated
that
problem.
So
I
say:
let's
look
at
what
we
can,
what
we
agree
on
and
work
from
that
point
of
how
we
can
work
to
get
our
children
back
to
school.
There
is
a
lot
of
consensus,
a
lot
of
passion
around
this.
G
Thank
you,
I'm,
madam
chairman
and
colleagues
of
the
committee
and
all
the
passionate
people
that
feel
strongly
about
this,
and
and
I
one
other
suggestion
I
have
is
to
ask
the
school
board
to
come
out
to
the
communities.
Many
people
are
not
on
these
calls
because
they're,
essential
workers,
they're
working
two
jobs,
the
only
thing
they
can
do
is
either
take
their
children
to
an
access
center
so
that
they
can
get
benefit
of
the
remote
education
or
they're
living
in
multi-family
homes.
G
Let's
look
at
this
problem
from,
as
someone
said
earlier,
from
those
who
are
truly
suffering
in
different
ways,
as
opposed
to
looking
at
and
the
schools
that
they
use
as
examples
are
not
schools
that
represent
any
of
these
problems.
So
thank
you
again
for
your
time
and
attention
and
I'm
hoping
that
through
this
committee,
that
you
will
look
at
solutions.
B
L
Okay,
cool
sorry,
my
name
is
mina
laylee,
I'm
a
parent
of
a
child
at
john
moffett,
elementary
school
and
soon
to
be
another
child
in
the
coming
year.
I'm
not
entirely
sure.
Actually,
after
listening
to
all
this
testimony,
what
the
what
the
goal
is
at
the
end
of
it,
but
I
think
one
thing
that's
been
apparently
clear
and
I
apologize
that
this
testimony
might
not
be
terribly
useful.
L
Is
that
that
a
lot
of
the
disagreement
here
is
about
a
long-standing
distrust
of
the
district?
That's
coming
from
the
teachers
from
some
parents
and
whatever
else
I
I
personally
don't
happen
to
share
that
distrust
of
the
district.
My
personal
experience
has
been
that
the
school
seems
to
be
trying
hard.
The
teachers
seem
to
be
trying
hard
and
it's
a
lovely
environment
for
my
child.
To
be
sure,
could
buildings
be
better?
Could.
L
L
I
think
that's
the
case
almost
everywhere
in
the
country
and
not
unique
to
this.
One
thing
I
think
is
important
for
us
to
all.
Remember
is
a
lot
of
the
opposition
to
children.
Going
back
to
school
is
based
in
fear,
dr
rubin,
when
he
first
started
speaking
said
things
he
gave
out
guidelines
that
are
very
achievable
distance
as
much
as
possible.
Give
everyone
masks.
He
said
that
ventilation
is
not
entirely
is
not
necessary,
and
yet
almost
every
argument
has
been
one
about
ventilation.
L
It
reminds
me
of
appoint
someone
I
read
somewhere
where
somebody
said
their
fear
of
covid
was
like
when
they
went
bungee
jumping
and
they
just
couldn't
bring
themselves
to
do
it.
They
had
a
sphere
of
heights,
you
know
and
no
matter
how
many
people
they
saw
before
them
jump
off
this.
You
know
this
this
ledge
or
whatever
safely
return
and
no
matter
how
much
data
effectively
was
put
in
front
of
them.
They
were
just
scared
and
that
fear
overtakes
their
brain
to
a
place
where
they
just
couldn't.
They
couldn't
have
a
conversation
anymore.
L
So
it
feels
like
all
of
this.
The
covet
is
basically
amplified
and
festering.
You
know
causing
an
anger
that
to
fester,
that's
been
there
forever,
but
what
what
hasn't
been
clear
is
from
the
teachers
union
or
anyone
else
is
what
what
is
the
line.
I
think
one
of
the
most
frustrating
things
for
parents
and
myself
included
is
that
every
couple
weeks
the
goal
posts
move
right.
First,
we
want
one
thing,
then:
if
we
want
something
else,
then
if
we
want
this,
then
we
want
100
vaccination.
L
B
L
Sorry,
I
I
think
you
can
hear
me
again
now.
I
think
a
lot
of
people
were
saying
that
I
think
that
maybe
there's
no
rush
to
doing
hybrid,
that
maybe
you
know
that's
making
teachers
work
twice
as
hard,
but
not
really
gaining
value.
I
really
feel
like
what
parents
are
asking
for.
The
parents
who
want
their
children
back
in
school
are
asking
for
a
real
school
experience.
Five
days
a
week
in
person
where
the
teacher
is
there
able
to
give
them
support.
L
So
if
that's
our
goal,
then
everything
we
should
be
doing
should
be
about.
How
do
we
get
to
that
point
right?
What
do
the
teachers
need
to
get
to
that
point
and
we
need
to
set
that
set?
We
need
to
set
that
in
ins
like
put
that
line
down
and
then
not
move
from
it
anymore,
because
what
what
is
that
is
that
90
vaccinations?
Is
it
everybody
who
wants
a
vaccination
gets
vaccinated?
Is
it
a
particular
case
rate
and
it
all
does
need
to
be
grounded
in
science?
L
So
we
can't
have
the
teachers
one
day
saying
we're
going
to
follow
what
chop
says
and
the
next
day,
when
chop
says,
hey
it's
safe
to
go
back
to
school,
saying
no.
We
don't
trust
you
child
right,
so
we
got
to
pick
something
and
just
stick
to
it,
and
I
think
that
does
it's
going
to
take
courage
honestly-
and
I
think
you
know,
for
the
organizers
of
this
panel-
that's
the
one
thing
I
would
say
here
is
look
we're
never
going
to
get
rid
of
people's
fear.
L
Fear
fear,
fear
is
just
one
of
the
strongest
motivators
humans
have
and
you're
never
going
to
get
rid
of
it,
you're
never
going
to
get
rid
of
the
trust.
So
at
some
point
we
have
to
have
the
courage
to
say
what
is
our
line
and
when
we
get
there
we're
all
going
to
agree
to.
You
know
to
change
the
situation
to
full
diet.
Five
days
a
week,
full-time
in
person-
and
you
know
again,
I
do
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
my
child,
my
child's
teacher
has
put
in.
I
understand
that
she
feels
at
risk.
L
I
understand
all
of
these
things,
and
yet
you
know
for
all
the
grocery
workers
and
every
other
essential
worker
that's
been
in
been
at
work
this
whole
time,
and
some
of
them
testified
here.
They're
not
getting
any
buys
the
rest
of
us
aren't
getting
any
advice,
so
we
need
to
just
pick
a
line
and
stick
to
it.
Thank
you.
L
B
P
Say
that
the
agony
of
sending
your
kids
to
school,
that
that
may
know
that
may
no
longer
be
separate
from
are
far
from
equal
and
I
was
listening
to
dr
height
and
he
said
not
all
or
nothing
is
not
a
proposition.
But,
however,
I
feel
like
as
a
parent
of
four
children,
of
which
three
are
in
the
school
district
of
philadelphia.
I
have
a.
I
have
a
son,
that's
with
dan
frank.
I
have
a
daughter
at
baldi.
I
have
a
another
daughter
at
swenson
arts,
techno
technology
high
school.
P
I
grew
up
in
the
in
philadelphia.
I
attended
the
the
morrison
styles
come
on
wilson,
middle
school
and
northeast
high
school
in
the
80s
and
90s,
and
have
yet
to
notice
any
new
upgrades
to
these
schools.
As
I
drive
past.
Actually,
when
I
attended
my
daughter's
field
hockey
games
at
northeast
high
school,
the
grounds
were
not
even
kept
up
trashed
around
all
the
bleachers
and
on
the
field.
P
When
I
attended
meetings
and
conferences
in
my
children's
schools,
I
have
not
seen
any
upgrades
my
son
used
to
come
home
on
a
hot
summer
day
and
complain
he
couldn't
focus
on
classwork
because
it
was
so
hot
in
the
room.
These
are
the
same
conditions
I
endured
as
a
child.
I
never
thought
nothing
of
it,
but
now,
during
a
pandemic,
these
issues
are
extremely
problematic.
P
There
was
never
proper
ventilation.
When
I
was
a
student
and
there
isn't
any
now,
windows
can
barely
open
the
heating
system
used
to
be
too
hot
and
from
where
what
I
hear
from
my
children,
things
haven't
changed
now
during
a
pandemic,
where
I
already
feel
our
government
and
the
cdc
has
not
protected
its
people,
and
yet
districts
are
trying
to
open
schools
that
may
cause
my
child
to
have
life-threatening
consequences.
P
Even
one
covic
case
is
one
too
many,
and
the
chances
of
that
happening
in
the
conditions
and
the
state
that
we
are
that
we
are
in
is
very
likely.
Can
the
district
or
the
city
promise
that
no
child
or
staff
will
be
infected?
Not
one
single
person?
Are
you,
okay,
with
one
person
being
affected
in
our
schools
and
then
dying?
Is
that
okay,
one
is
too
many.
One
is
not
a
number
or
risk
I'm
willing
to
take.
I
don't
want
to
be
the
mother
of
that
one.
P
Now,
if
you,
if
your
answer
is
yes,
zero
people
will
be
infected
and
zero
people
will
die
of
coven.
Then
I
will
send
my
child
to
school
tomorrow,
but
the
way
our
situation
is
looking,
I
find
that
hard
to
believe
you
would.
You
would
be
telling
a
bold-faced
life,
you
say
no
one
can
get
sick
in
a
place.
We
know
breeds
infections
and
viruses.
B
B
Basis
through
covet
19,
there
has
been
an
infringement
on
our
civil
rights
and
equal
opportunities
for
students
with
disabilities,
as
the
philadelphia
school
system
is
proposing
a
hybrid
model
to
resume
teaching.
I
would
like
to
remind
you
of
the
benefits
of
mentoring,
transitioning
voices
and
that
mtv
offers
to
students
with
different
abilities
transition
skills
that
mtv
promotes,
includes
how
to
develop
and
maintain
relationships,
build
self-esteem,
set
personal
goals.
B
B
Regarding
resolution,
two
zero
zero
six,
three
zero.
I
am
offering
services
to
students
virtually
this
will
allow
discretion
for
students
to
learn
to
learn
to
work
with
the
changes
they
are
experiencing
and
ask
for
the
help
that
they
need.
Mtv,
provides
enforcement
to
the
social
emotional
wellness
plans
that
the
philadelphia
school
district
is
enacting.
B
R
R
I
find
that
I'm
really
at
a
at
a
loss
for
words,
because
it's
so
so
many
issues
that
that
are
addressing
parents
and
children
in
this
in
this
pandemic
issue.
Now
the
first
and
foremost
situation
is
this.
First,
we
have
to
understand
what
causes
hoping
okay
now,
even
though
the
cdc
and
different
things
are
given,
given
medical
medical
knowledge
on
what
goes
on
with
kovic
and
every
virus
is
mucus,
mucus
based.
R
So,
although
we've
given
out
vaccines,
there's
multiple
vaccines
and
people
are
dying
from
even
the
vaccines,
so
you
have
to
be
very
careful.
I'm
not
saying
don't
don't
be.
You
know,
don't
take
care
of
your
health
and
different
things,
and
that's
what
what
I'm
saying
is.
We
have
to
look
at
all
elements
of
things
to
protect
our
children,
because,
if
we're
talking
about
sending
our
children
back
to
school,
first
of
all,
there
is
ventilation,
because
viruses
carry
a
situation
of
they.
They
mutate
in
close
environments,
no
air
different
things
of
that
sort.
R
So
that's
very
important
so
when,
when
I'm
very
disturbed,
when
the
doctor
says,
don't
worry
about
the
ventilation,
you
know
you
can
send
the
child
back
without
ventilation.
No,
you
can't
because
any
time
that
you
have
a
virus
sitting
around
the
area
and-
and
you
have
a
cluster
of
people
gathering
together,
even
if
you're
talking
about
social
distance
when
you're
talking
about
two-year-old
and
five-year-old
children,
they're,
not
gonna,
they're,
not
gonna,
know
how
the
social
distance
they're
not
gonna,
do
it.
R
R
So
we
have
to
really
think
about
the
because
you're
walking
around
the
dangerous
tread
waters.
Now
I
understand
everybody
wants
to
go
go
back,
but
we
have
to.
We
have
to
do
due
diligence
of
research
different
things
like
that,
and
I
have
other
other
means
that
can
that
can
you
know,
show
how
to
clean
the
system
out.
Naturally,
that
that'll
get
that
out.
Now
people
want
to
do
vaccines,
that's
their
choice,
I'm
just
saying
all
of
it's
dangerous
because
most
of
the
time
vaccines
take
10
years
to
produce.
R
B
G
A
All
right,
yes,
thank
you
so
much
council,
member,
gilmore,
richardson
and
ditto,
mr
acosta.
We
appreciate
you
and
all
the
other
testifiers
as
well,
so
I'll
just
ask
if
there's
anyone
else
present
in
this
hearing
whose
name
we
have
failed
to
call
and
that
wishes
to
offer
testimony
on
the
resolution
that
was
considered
today.
A
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
teachers.
I
want
to
thank
kiara
coleman,
who
has
a
single
mother
working
less
than
full
time
was
serving
students
contracted,
coveted
and
continues
to
care
for
our
children's
needs,
including
ensuring
that
they
are
healthy
and
well
fed
that
they
had
their
information
packets
when
they
needed
them.
I
want
to
thank
parents
like
amina
malik,
a
parent
of
four
who
talked
about
generations,
tolerating
poor
conditions
within
our
school
buildings
and
asking
that
there
be
no
more.
A
A
On
behalf
of
our
city
council
committees,
on
the
behalf
of
the
city
council
committee
on
children
and
youth,
on
behalf
of
the
city
council
committee,
on
education
and
on
behalf
of
our
broader
city
council,
I
want
this
public
to
know
that
we
are
committed
in
that
journey.
We
will
seek
to
get
you
answers
that
were
asked
tonight
and
we
will
work
to
hold
our
district
and
ourselves
to
a
higher
standard
than
what
you
have
seen
before.
A
A
If
there
are
no
other
comments,
this
concludes
the
public
hearing
of
this
committee.
We
will
now
recess
this
joint
hearing
until
the
call
of
the
chair.
I
want
to
thank
our
city
council
staff,
many
of
whom
are
here
at
8,
30
pm
in
city
hall
with
me,
and
I'm
incredibly
grateful
for
their
dedication
for
their
hard
work
and
for
their
commitment
to
ensuring
that
philadelphians
are
always
heard.
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
attendance.