What Happens When a Teacher or Student Tests COVID Positive? and Other Unanswered Questions from School Leaders and Teachers: Safety, Organization and Instruction [Updated]
“You don’t encourage teachers to care for, love and respect their students by disrespecting educators and placing their lives at risk.” (Eric Nadelstern, former Deputy Chancellor, NYC Department of Education)
Half of the members of the Miami Marlins baseball team have tested positive for COVID putting into question the viability of the entire baseball season.
Could the same happen in a school?
A New York Times opinion essay asks the right question, “What Will Schools Do When a Teacher Gets Covid-19, and encourages school districts to answer the question.
At the virtual AFT Convention Randi Weingarten and Dr Fauci answered questions from teachers: Watch here, Fauci repeated what he has been saying; school opening decisions are local and depend on scientific data and safety protocols.
A highly regarded pediatrician who have been in the forefront of treating COVID infected children, in a NY Daily News writes,
, In accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics, I believe in-person CONTINUE READING: What Happens When a Teacher or Student Tests COVID Positive? and Other Unanswered Questions from School Leaders and Teachers: Safety, Organization and Instruction [Updated] | Ed In The Apple
