Teachers worry about return to classroom amid surges in COVID-19 cases.
As the American Association of Pediatrics is calling for kids to go back to school, here's a look at how schools will work to keep kids safe.August Plock, a high school social studies teacher in Pflugerville, Texas, said he is slated to be back in the classroom on Aug. 13. But as newcases surge in the state, he said he's concerned that teachers are being sacrificed in order to reopen the economy.
"I would hate to think that I’ve been exposed to COVID and maybe not realized yet that I have, and then somehow bring that to her and to her home and expose her, so there are a lot of concerns related to that," said Plock, who also serves as the president of Pflugerville Educators Association of the Texas State Teachers Association.Some teachers around the country say they are nervous about returning because of underlying health conditions or concerns about infecting family members.
"We want to make sure it’s safe for our students, the educators and their families when they return home," President of Fairfax County Federation of Teachers Tina Williams told ABC News. "We feel that should be the driver on the side of how many positions are available and how many distance teachers they need and how many classes they can offer in person. What’s being done is the reverse … they’re asking how many parents intend to send their children to school and then staffing up the buildings according to that," Adams said.
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