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Survey of Teachers Shows Widespread Concern With Physical Reopening of Schools
Community Leaders Present Senator Portman with Improvement Plan for Silence on HEROES Act
COLUMBUS, OH — Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and representatives from the NAACP Ohio Conference, Children’s Defense Fund Ohio, Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Nurses Association, and AFSCME Council 8 held a press conference today to virtually present Senator Rob Portman with an “Individual Development Plan” to highlight issues of concern due to the Senator’s lack of support for the HEROES Act.
Governor’s Announcement on Schools Underscore Need for Emergency Federal Funding

Melissa Cropper, President of the Ohio Federation of Teachers released the following statement in response to the Governor’s announcement: "Our first priority is, and will continue to be, safety for our students, for our communities, and for our members and their families. We are concerned that local governments and school districts will have to make decisions about the Governor’s recommendations at a time when they are anticipating budget crunches and beginning to make spending cuts. Implementing many of these recommendations has a financial cost, but not implementing them may lead to greater rates of illness and death. Districts need to be free of financial concerns so they can make the best decisions for their students and communities."