Thread by @oscarkimbauman, As an HCHS alum, I'm honestly appalled at how @Hunter

As an HCHS alum, I'm honestly appalled at how @Hunter_College is mishandling the reopening. A building as famously windowless as the "brick prison" should need more inspection to its ventilation, not less, in the midst of an airborne pandemic. https://news.yahoo.com/teachers-denounce-hunter-schools-reopening-223845772.html

Teachers Denounce Hunter Schools' Reopening Plan At Protest

Protesting staff said the school, which is run by CUNY, is the only one in the city that won't reopen with COVID-19 testing and inspections.

https://news.yahoo.com/teachers-denounce-hunter-schools-reopening-223845772.html

The teachers of HCHS are the heart and soul of the school, and it's beyond disappointing to see them have to protest publicly for the same measures as every other NYC school, as admin refuses to budge, forcing teachers to retire for their safety. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-a-great-teachers-covid-retirement-20200916-45e54huptneopeyntnwp26cpo4-story.html%3foutputType=amp

A great teacher’s COVID retirement — and what it reveals about NYC’s school reopening failures

I want to talk about one of my favorite teachers, S.K. In 1984, she taught me calculus at Hunter College High School. I didn’t deserve her. She was a master of explaining math and brought an energy...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-a-great-teachers-covid-retirement-20200916-45e54huptneopeyntnwp26cpo4-story.html%3foutputType=amp

Anyway, I'm hardly a journalist (more of an arts guy myself,) but check out @RoseSheinerman 's excellent thread covering the protest at HCHS. https://mobile.twitter.com/RoseSheinerman/status/1306310484358987782

https://mobile.twitter.com/RoseSheinerman/status/1306310484358987782

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