Cafeteria Workers the Latest Victims of Turnaround Model
By Kevin Hart
Should cafeteria workers be held responsible when students fail to meet academic standards? Believe it or not, that is exactly what is happening in several Chicago schools, were dozens of cafeteria workers are being fired by schools implementing the “turnaround” model as part of the .
Schools receiving SIG funds must choose between one of . The turnaround model requires the firing of half the staff, and several Chicago schools have put cafeteria workers on that list, .
The cafeteria workers say they have received excellent evaluations and are good at their jobs — so why , as food servers, are they being held responsible for their schools’ academic performance?
But it’s happening, and many of these workers are likely headed to the unemployment line. To read the full story, click .