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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who cares???? [b]They are vaccinated! [/b]Good grief. Everyone has abandoned their common sense. [/quote]

They're vaccinated and wearing masks with limited numbers of kids in the classroom. Millions of Americans have been working jobs that require interactions with the public including private school teachers and daycare teachers. Get over it.[/quote]

That’s the thing...All teachers will NOT be vaccinated. I’ve pre-registered at places that allow that, wake up around 5 a.m. each morning to click and refresh all the open tabs on my laptop to all the possible locations where I am eligible to receive a vaccine, and I still can’t get a damn appointment. It’s a game of luck.

If I was fully vaccinated, I would feel better about being in a classroom with 12 nine year olds. Like previous posters, I have also heard firsthand about all of the travel to different states and countries, sports tournaments, birthday parties, sleepovers, etc. from my students. My husband has multiple underlying health conditions and my family has made very different choices to keep ourselves safe. I can’t say the same for the families of my students.[/quote]

Have you heard that their parents, friends, or siblings are sick, hospitalized, dead, or dying?  If not, and if what you have heard is true, then that should reassure you somewhat. [/quote]

Actually, yes I have. One of my students had Covid. I know of two families where both parents had Covid. One student’s grandmother died from Covid, another student’s uncle died of Covid, and another student’s (local) aunt and grandmother are currently hospitalized with Covid. [/quote]

Where do you teach?  [/quote]

Silver Spring/Wheaton area, not too far from Holy Cross Hospital [/quote]

And are the families with all of these COVID deaths the same ones attending soccer tournaments, birthday parties, travel, etc.?

I assume there is a larger lower income population with multigenerational households?[/quote]

Yes, there are lower income families. However, the community is quite a mix. There are shared housing situations and there are families who travel internationally for vacation trips. [/quote]

Sounds like an interesting mix and a good place to teach . . . if this ever ends.
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