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Naugatuck Teachers League Participates in Statewide Car Caravan
Teachers, students, parents, and supporters from across CT took part in car rallies July 30 to advocate for reopening schools safely.
NAUGATUCK, CT - On Thursday, the Naugatuck Teachers League (NTL) sponsored a Car Caravan in support of a safe return to school. The route began at Naugatuck High School, down Rubber Avenue, on to Church Street, left on to Division Street, left on to Meadow Street and back up Rubber Avenue to the high school.
Teachers stayed socially distant as they met in the parking lot of Naugatuck High School at 1:30pm and left the lot at 2:00pm with a Naugatuck Police escort. Superintendent Christopher Montini gave his permission to use the NHS parking lot as the start and end point.
The Connecticut Education Association initiated Car Caravans for local unions around the state to bring attention to opening school buildings safely in their Districts. NTL President George Macary reached out to union members to take part of the caravan on Thursday; some members from other locals also attended. "This is an easy way to demonstrate to the community your concern for the safe reopening of our schools," said Mr. Macary. Teachers were able to pick up the RED FOR ED t-shirts that were provided by the NTL for members and many wore them with their masks for the car caravan.
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CEA provided signs for posting on teachers' vehicles and some decorated their cars with messages expressing their concern for the safe reopening of local schools.
According the CEA, rallies were held on Thursday from Bethel High School, Bridgeport Central High School, Brookfield High School, Danbury High School, East Hartford High School, East Lyme High School, Greenwich Commuter Parking Lot at Exit 3, Haddam - Commuter Parking Lot, Hamden Middle School, Hartford Parking Lot on Trout in West Hartford, Naugatuck High School, Norwich - Norwich Free Academy Senior Parking lot, Putnam - St. Mare Greenhalgh Sports Complex, Seymour High School, Simsbury High School, Stamford - Scalzi Park, Stonington High School, Stratford at my alma mater Bunnell High School, Vernon - Rockville High School, Wallingford Sheehan HS, Wolcott High School and in Woodbridge at Beecher Road.
