Milwaukee Public Schools employees say confusion from district leadership is spilling into classrooms, as hundreds of workers who were told their hours would be cut next school year are still uncertain about their futures — even after the district reversed course.
In March, hundreds of children’s health assistants (CHA) and paraprofessionals (para) received letters from their principals stating their hours for the next school year would be reduced by 25%. The employees, a majority of whom are Black and Brown women with the lowest paid wages, often working multiple jobs, said the news hit hard.
Kathy Robinson and Sherry Jones have each spent the last 3 decades working as CHA’s for MPS, a role they describe as critical.
“I am a handicap assistant. I take care of children that’s disabled that can’t take care of themselves,” Robinson said…