Should a pre-school teacher return to work after 4 days with Covid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The replies here are disturbing. If you're position a rapid test, you're contagious.

Despite the majority of people being in total denial at this point, covid is far more harmful than the flu or a cold, and it's also far more contagious.

It's a biohazard level 3. Would you also like your children to be exposed to tuberculosis at school?

Each infection is a roll of the dice vs long covid. How many times are you going to let your kids be exposed to this virus?

How many kids need to have lasting damage before we start being smart about clean air and staying home while sick?

+100

[Anonymous]

Parents send their sick kids to school all the time. Even before Covid, people are aholes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The replies here are disturbing. If you're position a rapid test, you're contagious.

Despite the majority of people being in total denial at this point, covid is far more harmful than the flu or a cold, and it's also far more contagious.

It's a biohazard level 3. Would you also like your children to be exposed to tuberculosis at school?

Each infection is a roll of the dice vs long covid. How many times are you going to let your kids be exposed to this virus?

How many kids need to have lasting damage before we start being smart about clean air and staying home while sick?

+100

I understand what you're saying but I don't get pto. Since Covid started, I isolated 3 different times for a total of 15+ days, with 2x ending up negative but home tests unavailable until I could get an appointment. I can't afford to keep taking 5 days off every time I may get Covid but am happy to mask after being fever free until negative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t we listen to the experts? CDC just lifted 5 day isolation requirement. 4<5

Still have to mask up if you leave isolation.

No, you don’t.

“Once people resume normal activities, they are encouraged to take additional prevention strategies for the next 5 days to curb disease spread, such as taking more steps for cleaner air, enhancing hygiene practices, wearing a well-fitting mask, keeping a distance from others, and/or getting tested for respiratory viruses. “

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The replies here are disturbing. If you're position a rapid test, you're contagious.

Flat out false. The science is very unclear about contagiousness of covid in the later phases especially using at home tests. In fact, evidence suggests that people after ten days are NOT contagious even when testing positive.

[Anonymous]

She can do what she wants. As this point, you cant mandate her to stay home or wear a mask as long as she has been fever free for over 24 hrs. It is up to her if she wants to wear a mask, disclose a diagnosis, or stay home longer than required.

[Anonymous]

I don’t have enough PTO to stay home if I am well enough to work. Don’t like it? Take it up with the school board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have enough PTO to stay home if I am well enough to work. Don’t like it? Take it up with the school board.

And the CDC.

Can you imagine if two or three teachers are out sick at the same time. The ratios would be all off and classes would need to be mixed or canceled or who knows what if people started taking 5 to 10 days again.

[Anonymous]

4 days out and feeling mostly better? Absolutely go to work. Wear a mask if you want, but you're not likely to be particularly contagious at that point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have enough PTO to stay home if I am well enough to work. Don’t like it? Take it up with the school board.

If you're well enough to work then you should work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have enough PTO to stay home if I am well enough to work. Don’t like it? Take it up with the school board.

If you're well enough to work then you should work.

Teaching is a whole different job than sitting at a desk all day. It tires me out on a normal day when I'm healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have enough PTO to stay home if I am well enough to work. Don’t like it? Take it up with the school board.

If you're well enough to work then you should work.

Teaching is a whole different job than sitting at a desk all day. It tires me out on a normal day when I'm healthy.

What's your point? Are you saying you should never have to work then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have enough PTO to stay home if I am well enough to work. Don’t like it? Take it up with the school board.

If you're well enough to work then you should work.

I'm the PP you are quoting and I agree. I was responding to OP who thinks her kid's preschool teacher should stay home even if she feels better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't tell me if the teacher had covid. I don't care. And yes, they can return when they are better. I wouldn't be testing at this point.

+1 students are doing the same

[Anonymous]

Teachers should definitely not tell parents to avoid the judgmental wrath of COVID extremists. Go back when you’re fever free, like with all other illnesses. And if you’re high risk, then mask, but don’t expect others to in perpetuity.