Colorado teachers petition governor on school reopening plan

DENVER (AP) — Colorado teachers may refuse to report for work unless their criteria for reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic this fall are met.

That's the word from Amie Baca-Oehlert, the head of the state’s largest teachers union, the Colorado Education Association.

Baca-Oehlert said Tuesday that teachers want more of a say in how school districts implement safety protocols such as mask-wearing, restricting movement among public school students and restricting class sizes.

She says individual school districts should establish their own protocols and provide all students with access to remote learning tools such as computers.