Andover teachers participated in unlawful strike when they refused to enter school buildings for training last week, the Massachusetts Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday.
The decision, reported by the Boston Globe, could impact plans among other teachers unions to protest reopening schools for in-person learning across the state.
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The Andover Education Association has been ordered to immediately cease the strike or any other activity that hinders the work at the schools, according to the Globe.
The Andover School Committee decided to take legal action last week after teachers refused to enter schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, teachers worked on laptops outside the building, participating remotely in a professional development day ahead of the start of school on Sept. 16.
The Andover teachers union planned the demonstration to highlight coronavirus concerns among educators as the school district moves forward with their decision to reopen classrooms.
Teachers in Andover, Massachusetts, were supposed to report to work Monday, but many refused to go into the building because of the coronavirus risk.
Elsewhere, the school committee in Sharon has filed a petition with the board to declare a strike as teachers in the district boycott school buildings due to air quality concerns.
The Massachusetts Teachers Association has been pushing back against state guidelines, released by the education commissioner, that require teachers to return to their classrooms, even for remote learning.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is calling for teachers and staff -- even in fully remote districts -- to go back into schools to lead remote learning from their classrooms. The new guidelines are to help provide more consistency for students and more reliable resources for teachers, according to Commissioner Jeff Riley.
Over 70% of the state's 371 school districts said they will offer hybrid or in-person learning this fall, with only 30% proposing fully remote plans.
NBC10 Boston has built a map of all the public school districts in the region. Some districts' plans are still being added, while some districts already listed on the map may announce their plans in the days ahead. Please check back frequently for the most up-to-date plans.
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