It might not be obvious to those without kids or those who aren't following COVID data closely, but schools are creating & normalizing some of the worst COVID policies. My friend is a teacher who was exposed to 2 students (both positive) during close in-person tutoring...
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But the school doesn't count it as an exposure because they were all masked & she doesn't have symptoms (yet - they take 5-6 days to appear).
They have a substitute teacher shortage (obviously) so she isn't even allowed to self-quarantine; they made her come back to work.
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They have a substitute teacher shortage (obviously) so she isn't even allowed to self-quarantine; they made her come back to work.
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Another school I know of started out saying a class only has to quarantine if 2 kids are positive; that moved up to 4 kids, then half. So if half minus one students in the class test positive, the class doesn't quarantine 🤯
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More recently, NYC schools stopped testing staff members, resulting in what looks like decreased cases - but this is an artificial decline.
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https://twitter.com/eduwonkette_jen/status/1464631104619651072
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Letting a fatal & disabling virus spread through schools & workplaces, and intentionally obscuring case numbers & spread, are unconscionable. It's discriminatory towards disabled & immune-compromised & BIPOC people, who are disproportionately killed & disabled.
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