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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So where are all the " I want schools open NOW! Teachers are slackers."  crowd?  Funny how they disappeared.[/quote]

There is a difference between wanting schools to open with relevant safety precautions, and [b]saying that people exposed to COVID should continue reporting to work[/b] (I don't think anyone advocates for that). [/quote]

This is actually the norm for some essential workers -- the ones that are immediately essential, or "critical," like health care providers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/critical-workers/implementing-safety-practices.html .  You would not have working hospitals in the hotspots if exposed people had to stay home. Most interstate travel quarantines also have some exemption for essential and/or critical workers.

I don't think it's clear where teachers fall, although I agree with you that it would be a mistake in this case. However, I can guarantee that there will not be a 100% consensus among parents about whether teachers should not stay in the classroom if one child gets sick, nor would there be 100% consensus that all the exposed kids should stay home until adequately screened negative (which takes a few days after exposure, at least, even with the best tests, because you won't shed it right away). [/quote]

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