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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The majority of working parents did not have COVID leave when they had to support their kids in virtual learning for 15 months while juggling careers, so teachers can deal with it.[/quote]

I see where you are coming from, but how do you want teachers to deal with it?  When they get COVID, should they use half or more of their sick leave that year, but still prepare detailed and relevant sub plans for each day they are out?  Or should they deal with it by just staying home and NOT spending hours writing sub plans while their classes have no real instruction for the week?  Or do they deal with it by just coming to work if they don't feel too bad and possibly spread Covid to students and other teachers?[/quote]
They should not be at work if they are positive for COVID. If they feel well enough to write sub plans, then they should and must be paid for that time. If they don’t feel well enough to write plans then they should just be at home resting. School admin needs to figure out a backup plan to teach material to kids while the teacher is out. The same as they would if a teacher was hit by a bus. Yes the first two days will be messy but it’s no different than the minimal instructions days before a holiday or after Memorial Day. Radical behavior changes I know, but it’s not that difficult. [/quote]
The COVID leave didn't just cover teacher illness or quarantine, it covered caring for a family member who is ill or directed to quarantine. For younger children in daycare, that could be 10 days of quarantine, which would eat up many school days if the teacher had to stay home to care for the child.[/quote]
The question I responded to was about teachers being sick, not a teacher’s child. But in the situation you describe, they would need to be on unpaid leave like many many other parents have been in the last two years. [/quote]

The good old "I have to suffer so everybody else has to suffer along with me" argument.

If you were a cancer survivor would you be mad that there was a new and better treatment for cancer out there or would you just want to punish other people because you didn't get access to that treatment[/quote]
I love with posters ramp up the hysterics. It is unreasonable to expect that unlimited COVID leave would be provided forever. Federal support for these programs have ended. You may have all the money in the world to raise taxes, but most parents do not. COVID is here to stay. That is why our original rules, quarantine guidelines, etc are changing.[/quote]

[b]If a teacher gets covid at school, they should be given leave.  If they got it from their personal life, no.[/b]  There are no rules, no quarantines, no masking  so covid is going to burn through the schools very quickly  especially given this new variant.

Any person who thinks its a good an easy job should step up and teach.

Covid is here to stay because people are selfish and aren't willing to do  basic things to help keep it under control.  Covid is miserable.  You may be ok getting it multiple times but once is enough for me.[/quote]

Lol, when you get the flu or virus do you prove to your employer that you got it from work? When someone has cancer, should they prove it was caused by something in their work environment?[/quote]

Cancer and Covid are different and both require proof to take leave.  If a teacher got either from their job, yes they should get paid leave.  [/quote]

Seriously? How the he_ _ would I know where I caught Covid? I caught it at the end of May, but I couldn’t tell you where I caught it. It could have been at the school, but it could have also been at a grocery store, a restaurant, or any other number of places.

ES Teacher[/quote]

Then, that is on you.  Some of us are still being responsible and not eating indoors and being very cautious.  [/quote]

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