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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI teach a total of 126 students each day. Today I had 37 absent due to covid
I also had 15 students at different times during the day pulled out for covid testing
My last hour roster of 21 had 7 gone quarantined
These are 11-15 year olds.
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I teach a total of 126 students each day. Today I had 37 absent due to covid (Original Post)
demtenjeep
Jan 2022
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(52,328 posts)1. Works both ways. All but one of mini's teachers are substitutes. The regulars are out with Covid.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. Got to be tough to keep students focused. Appreciate what you do to help.
onecaliberal
(32,898 posts)3. We had to close 13 classrooms yesterday and more than that today.
We had 117 calls for subs that we couldnt find anyone to fill today alone.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)4. one of the teachers in our district died yesterday
she had been on a Vent almost a month
mvd
(65,180 posts)5. It's so hard for school age children nowadays
Many of them must be stunted. I feel lucky I was in school in normal circumstances. Teachers also are having a hard time.