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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Reopening Schools: A Decision to Die For!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Reopening Schools: A Decision to Die For!

Reopening Schools: A Decision to Die For!



Would I die for my students?
Probably.
Teachers have placed themselves in harm's way for their students countless times.

But, not like this.
Not in a situation where decisions could be made that would keep our students and educators safe.

A 61 year old educator in Arizonza was infected with COVID19, along  with two other educators who were working in the same classroom.  She died.They still don't know if she got it from her family, and bought it into the classroom, or if she contracted it from another teacher.

It doesn't matter. With all the precautions, all three teachers were still infected.

Our "Secretary of Education" Besty Devos states that we shouldn't worry.
“If there’s a short-term flare-up for a few days, that’s a different situation than planning for an entire school year in anticipation for something that hasn’t happened,” she told CNN host Dana Bash. “Kids have got to be back at school, they’ve got to be back in the classroom. Working families have got to have their kids back in school.”

What do you notice? 
I notice that she does not mention the fact that educators or school personnel can get CONTINUE READING: 
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Reopening Schools: A Decision to Die For!