Covid

[Anonymous]

Is there more of a risk of getting COVID as a teacher? Or the same as entering any store or public building?

[Anonymous]

Yes, teachers are covid magnets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, teachers are covid magnets.

Schools have so much covid cases but we are ignoring it lol

[Anonymous]

Those of us who are teachers and don't want covid have to be more diligent than the average Joe.

The only thing that I do differently is not ignore the teens in my class who are obviously sick and coughing. I don't hesitate to remind them to cover their mouths and wash their hands. Some seem offended. I don't care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of us who are teachers and don't want covid have to be more diligent than the average Joe.

The only thing that I do differently is not ignore the teens in my class who are obviously sick and coughing. I don't hesitate to remind them to cover their mouths and wash their hands. Some seem offended. I don't care.

This barely helps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there more of a risk of getting COVID as a teacher? Or the same as entering any store or public building?

HS teachers spend about an hour with each group.

ES teachers spend all day.

Is that the same as a store? You tell me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there more of a risk of getting COVID as a teacher? Or the same as entering any store or public building?

I'm a teacher and while we spend a lot more time in closed settings than someone who is just walking in and out of public areas, it probably depends heavily on what you're teaching. An ECE teacher or a teacher who works with students who need a lot of hands-on assistance is different from a high school Calculus teacher whose students don't get very close to him/her and who generally understand respiratory hygiene.

[Anonymous]

I think 6-foot distancing is the answer here...

[Anonymous]

Definitely we should go back to online learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely we should go back to online learning.

So good...

[Anonymous]

Of course more.

[Anonymous]

COVID is here to stay, part of the seasonal cold and flu season. Yes some occupations will place a person at greater risk of exposure.

Teaching is one of those occupations that will put one at a greater risk of exposure. You are going to be in a relatively closed space with hundreds of kids per day if teaching middle or high school. Elementary school kids are just germ factories.

So you are going to have to choose how/if you want to minimize risk.

[Anonymous]

In my experience, there’s more risk. I know plenty of older people who don’t have contact with children. These folks have avoided Covid despite not being particularly cautious. Children are falling ill with various bugs fairly often right now. With parental leave being limited, they’re more likely to come to school sick—sometimes with meds to help cover/cope with symptoms.