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As the Philly School District struggles to reopen, some city charters have brought kids back. But they haven’t rushed it.

The role of teachers’ unions has loomed large in the charged national debate over reopening, but Philadelphia’s charters demonstrate there isn’t a lone factor dictating who’s back in classrooms.

Student teacher Sophia Bonavolonta, left, works with reading flash cards with student Suhayla Stinette, 7, right, at Belmont Charter School, Thursday, February 25, 2021. Belmont Charter School started bringing K-2 students back to classrooms last week, this week it reopened for grades 3-5.
Student teacher Sophia Bonavolonta, left, works with reading flash cards with student Suhayla Stinette, 7, right, at Belmont Charter School, Thursday, February 25, 2021. Belmont Charter School started bringing K-2 students back to classrooms last week, this week it reopened for grades 3-5.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer