Educators, parents, policymakers and others are invited to a Community Conversation with public health professionals, community leaders and educators. The conversation will be the first in a series of Facebook Live events about the impact of COVID-19 on our public schools and about finding a way forward. Participants will discuss the disparate impact of COVID-19 on students, schools and communities and will hear from public health professionals about systemic improvements needed for safe effective in-person learning.
What: COVID-19 and Schools Facebook Live Community Conversation
When: Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Where: Facebook Live Event www.facebook.com/aftma
Panelists
- Kyle Gekopi, President, Wellesley Educators Association
- Julia Koehler, MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Association
- Natalia Linos, MSc, ScD, Executive Director, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University
- Dean Robinson, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Amherst
- Gladys Vega, Executive Director, Chelsea Collaborative
This event is co-sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, the Massachusetts Public Health Association and the Massachusetts Teachers Association.