American educators are protesting the return to school

 

American educators are protesting the return to school   109.11.05

 

1.    to demand safe and equitable schools要求保證校園安全

Some educators and community members marched in the streets to demand safe  and equitable school.

2.    remote schooling 遠距教學

 We need a hundred percent remote schooling in the fall to keep everyone safe.

3.    confirmed case 確診

to be quarantined  被隔離

If there is a confirmed case of covid-19 in a school, the whole class will be quarantined for two weeks.

4.    positive case陽性病例

 If there are two positive cases in two

 classes, the whole school will be quarantined.

5.    premature   adj過早的

at the protest參加抗議活動

For many teachers at the protest, sending children and educators back to the classroom is premature.

6.    pre-existing之前就感染

vulnerable   adj易受到傷害

contract   v感染 (病)

 They point out that one and a half million teachers or one in four have pre-existing conditions, which makes them more vulnerable  if they contract the coronavirus.

7.    in place 到位,就其位

 There is no plan in place and with budget cuts.

沒有計畫且預算刪減

8.    playground操場

 This is my playground. I miss being on it.

 

9.     Sb be mindful  of  +v-ing  在乎

 He is mindful of the pandemic.

  他很注意疫情。

10. sham   n假冒，騙局

underfunded   adj資金不足

under resource資源不足

Reopening plan is a sham, because schools are going to be underfunded and under resource.

11. Mayoral candidate  市長候選人

12. Special education teacher 特教老師

foster   adj寄養的

 I am a former foster care social worker.

 我曾經是位寄養社會工作者

13 emerge   v出現    -d    -d

Some cases of coronavirus have emerged among students and school employees.

13. ventilation通風設備

  Our schools have been overcrowded without proper ventilation or facilities.