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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach elementary and have had 2 coworkers test positive for COVID, be moderately sick, and teach through it.[/quote]

Then they are mildly sick with Covid.

Moderately sick people with COVID are not working unless their job requires them to act like a sick person who is having trouble breathing and can barely make it from sofa to toilet. [/quote]

I was “mildly” sick with Covid last spring. My most apparent symptoms was a light, dry cough I could often suppress. I even followed some online workouts a few times. BUT my body aches so badly I could hardly sit still. I had daily headaches. I was so exhausted that I napped three times per day. You never would have known this watching me on Zoom. There was still no way I could have done two hours of grading a d two hours of lesson planning per day in addition to teaching duties and parent communications.

Everyone experiences every malady differently. Never assume.[/quote]

I feel like if I heard a teacher or anyone else had Covid, my default assumption would be that they would not be available for awhile. I would certainly not assume they felt mostly OK. And if they continued showing up to class (or other work), I'd be pleasantly surprised but also a bit concerned that they were actually feeling like crap but didn't feel like they could take off.

My friend's 15-year-old had Covid. He was in a boarding school and they knew he was positive before they saw him so they were able to successfully quarantine him in the basement without exposing anyone else in the house. He never had more than a very mild cough and about 3 days of dulled taste and smell, but they still had a parent sleep in the living room every night so they could be within easy earshot if he suddenly felt worse or needed something. Covid is unpredictable and no joke. Even mild cases, you don't know. I would never assume anyone who tested positive was fine until they were over it.[/quote]

But this question is NOT about people with Covid, it's about people QUARANTINING/ISOLATING. Stop twisting things.[/quote]

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