#EducationSupportProfessionalsDay is an opportunity to thank:

Classroom aids

Bus drivers

Janitorial staff

Social workers

Cafeteria and maintenance workers

All of whom have continued to work tirelessly to support our students through this pandemic.
During #AEW2020, we’ve got to acknowledge the gap in federal law that means many of the workers we entrust to feed, transport, and teach our students are unable to access basic leave benefits without risk of losing their job.

This is wrong and we must do better.
That’s why @SenDuckworth and I introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure ALL education professionals have access to family and medical leave.

Our ESP #FamilyLeave Act is a small but critical step toward giving school employees the support they deserve.
#COVID19 has made even clearer what’s always been true:

1. Every worker supporting our students should be able to take care of their own family.

2. Ensuring all workers have access to family and medical leave is crucial to keeping our families and our communities safe.
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