Los Angeles has preemptively decided not to allow students to return to school this fall, citing concerns about the coronavirus and its spread. These concerns might be reasonable were it not for the ridiculous demands being made by the massive teacher's union.

United Teachers Los Angeles, which is made up of more than 35,000 teachers, has been pushing county officials to delay reopening its schools, arguing that “safety has to be the priority.” But in a new research paper released by the union this week, Los Angeles teachers proved that the safety, physical health, and mental well-being of their students isn’t the top priority at all.

In the paper, the union calls for the defunding of the Los Angeles Police Department, though it doesn’t specify how much must be cut from the police. The report also blasts charter schools, calling them a “drain” on “resources from district schools,” and demands the implementation of a federal "Medicare for all" program, as well as several new wealth taxes, since the coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minorities.