OPINION: 'I can’t place blame solely on TUSD; they serve too many students and have too little money to do it, but the idea that there will always be teachers willing to sacrifice their free time, their own money and…
While many people may feel tired of this virus that has been plaguing us for the last few years and might want to pretend we’re passed it, those of us who work in overcrowded public schools know it is still here.
People are also reading… TUSD requires that anyone who tests positive for COVID isolate for five days. This year, however, we were not given even five days of sick leave, thus requiring us to use our accrued personal days to stay home for the mandated five days. I was still testing positive and symptomatic for a total of 10 days. Ultimately, I was forced to use all of my accrued personal days to cover being away from work with a virus I got from work.
I can’t think of many other jobs where employees are interacting with that volume of people every day. in a cramped and poorly ventilated classroom. I know doctors who have 30-patient days, which apparently is an outrageous number in that field.
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