Pritzker plans to veto proposal to grant teachers extra sick leave for COVID-19 – Chicago Tribune*

But IEA spokeswoman Bridget Shanahan said, “We know school districts are sending people home, forcing them to take unpaid time off, because they’re out of sick time and need to quarantine. We are in the middle of an education employee shortage. We don’t have enough adults in our schools. Who is going to want to work in schools when they’re forced to take unpaid days off to keep students safe?”