Columbus Teachers: 'No Heat, No Work'
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- Ohio Education Association
- Published
- Thu 20 Jan 2022
- Episode Link
- https://share.transistor.fm/s/1b340b71
Columbus Teachers: 'No Heat, No Work' - Season 2, Episode 16
After Columbus Education Association members were ordered to work in classrooms without heat to deliver remote instruction to students who the district acknowledged could not safely learn in that building, those brave teachers exercised their legal right to declare a health and safety work stoppage. That action got quick results and nationwide attention. First grade teacher Michele Hersey shares the story.MORE | Click here to subscribe to Education Matters on Apple Podcasts. Click here to subscribe on Google podcasts.
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- Michele Hersey
- First grade teacher at Valley Forge Elementary Columbus City Schools
- 25 years of teaching experience with the district
- Alternate building representative for Columbus Education Association
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This episode was recorded on January 9, 2022
