Pennsylvania Legislature To Decide If Teachers Should Receive Pay During Shutdown Over Coronavirus Pandemic

Matt Petrillo reports.

ABOVE OR MARYLAND COUPLES MAKING198,000 OR MORE WOULD NOT GET ACHECK.PENNSYLVANIA TEACHERS HAVE BEENOUT OF THEIR CLASSROOMS FOR MORETHAN A WEEK NOW SINCE GOVNOVEMBER WOLF CLOSED SCHOOLSSTATEWIDE AND TODAY THEPENNSYLVANIA STATE LEGISLATUREWILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEYSHOULD GET THEIR SALARIES DURINGTHE SHUTDOWN."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER MATTPELL TRILL LOW AT THEPHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICTHEADQUARTERS LIFE THIS AFTERNOONWITH THE DETAILS THERE.MATT.Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON TOYOU.THAT BILL WOULD ALSO WAIVE THE180 REQUIRED DAYS IN A SCHOOLYEAR SO VERY IMPORTANT THERE.THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE AREBOTH IN SESSION TODAY BUT THEYARE NOT AT THE STATE CAPITALBUILDING IN HARRISBURG.INSTEAD THEY'RE WORKING FROMTHEIR HOMES REMOTELY.NOW ABOUT THE PA EMERGENCYSCHOOL BILL, THAT WOULD MAKESURE ANYONE WORKING FOR A STATESCHOOL ON MARCH 13th WOULD BEPAID THROUGH THE PANDEMIC ITALSO ADDS FLEXIBLE TO THE SCHOOLYEAR THOSE ISSUES APPEAR TO BENON PARTISAN.INSURE THAT TEACHERS ARE PAIDREGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOTWE'RE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.I'VE ACTUALLY HEARD FROMTEACHERS WHO ARE FRUSTRATEDBECAUSE THEY WANT TO TEACH.I'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS WHO AREFRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY WANTTHEIR KIDS TO LEARN.I'M ONE OF THOSE PARENTS.I HAVE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD AND EIGHTYEAR OLD DOWNSTAIRS I'M QUIET TOKEEP QUIET FOR THIS INTERVIEWRIGHT NOW.SO, UM, WE'RE ALL IN THISTOGETHER.I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE ASHARED GOAL OF TRYING TO ENSURETHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE CONTINUINGTO LEARN TO THE GREATEST EXTENTPOSSIBLE.Reporter: IF THE HOUSEAPPROVES THAT BILL TODAY, ITTHEN GOES ON TO THE SENATE WHICHALSO VOTE ON THAT TODAY.WE WILL BRING YOU THOSE RESULTSSTARTING ON "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT4:00.REPORTING LIVE AT THE SCHOOL