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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The amazing part of public school is that it doesn’t matter. You get to teach those who are taking COVID seriously and ones who aren’t. Occupational hazard. Some kids come into school without brushing their teeth or hair too. Some even eat processed foods. 
How can we force all families to be like us? The responsible ones?[/quote]

Uh...no. This is not actually what we signed up for. This isn’t like a healthcare profession where you need to expect to be exposed to viruses during a pandemic. I know I never would have become a teacher had I known there would be a pandemic during my career. [/quote]

You are sorely mistaken if you believe that doctors and nurses signed up to do healthcare during a pandemic. Have you tried listening to any of them?[/quote]

I'm tired of the "this isn't what we signed up for." As teacher keep pointing out, there's a pandemic. None of us signed up for this, least of all the lowest paid among us who have taken on the most risk and suffered the most. But there has been suffering at all levels of society. The pandemic requires making bad choices that force all of us to take on responsibilities and risk we didn't sign up for.  People didn't sign up for having their businesses completely shut down for long period of time or for their children to learn at home for more than a year.

Sacrifices have to be made all around, which at some point is going to have to include risks with the best possible mitigation measures in place.[/quote]

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