D.C. Public Schools teachers stage 'body bag' protest over having to go back to work

Well, isn’t this just an adult and totally responsible way to debate the issue of whether or not schools reopen this fall. . .

From a D.C. Public Schools teachers protest:

D.C Public Schools teachers briefly lined up “body bags” outside school system offices, protesting plans that could send them back to classrooms in the fall

Mayor Bowser is expected to announce if schools will partially open in the fall later this week pic.twitter.com/ARmqgkBfrG

— Debbie Truong (@debbietruong) July 27, 2020

First up, those aren’t body bags. “DC needs smarter teachers”:

Those are garbage bags. DC needs smarter teachers https://t.co/1uQRKn0c6E

— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) July 28, 2020

But, more importantly, don’t they see how bad this looks?

Ok time to fire these clowns and hire Americans who want jobs https://t.co/Z43yzR5iJg

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) July 28, 2020

These folks don’t have the best reputation to begin with:

GP A reminder about DCPS' teachers union: they're corrupt af from top to bottom and don't care one iota for the kids. A past president was sentenced to 9 years in prison for embezzling around $5M in 2004.https://t.co/N84nOp3Auq https://t.co/ojV0a3PCiP

— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) July 28, 2020

And:

GP And here's the DCPS teachers union president in 2019 getting busted for DUI. And reading the story, it's clear that numerous teachers went along with faking grades to pass unprepared students.https://t.co/WGBA5GWgQL

— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) July 28, 2020

Or give the money back to parents who now have to hire tutors:

Cool. Strip them of their salaries and benefits and give the money to grocery store workers instead. https://t.co/pmbkUo129m

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 28, 2020

Remember, these protests can always get worse:

Who's ready for the teachers to start churning out Tik Tok videos now as the new Tik Tok nurses?

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) July 28, 2020

Nobody is talking enough about these kids!

While I'm sympathetic to the fears that teachers have for their own health, I feel much worse for the kids at or below the poverty line who will be most negatively affected by a lack of in-person education. https://t.co/Oxkeea25Ix

— Joe Colangelo (@Itsjoeco) July 28, 2020

Oh, that’s allowed:

I hope these teachers aren’t eating out or going to protests. https://t.co/awHgm5R5Vp

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) July 28, 2020

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