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sl8

(13,665 posts)
Thu Sep 17, 2020, 03:10 PM Sep 2020

Mass. parents knew kid had coronavirus, sent him to 1st day of school anyway, officials say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mass-parents-knew-kid-had-coronavirus-sent-him-1st-day-n1240295

Mass. parents knew kid had coronavirus, sent him to 1st day of school anyway, officials say

“I knew that we were going to end up having some cases, but I didn’t expect they would be on the first day,” the high school principal said.

Sept. 17, 2020, 12:50 PM EDT
By Tim Fitzsimons

A Massachusetts high school student went to in-person classes on the first day of school despite having tested positive for coronavirus days earlier, officials said.
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Mass. parents knew kid had coronavirus, sent him to 1st day of school anyway, officials say (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2020 OP
Doing trumps work. Turbineguy Sep 2020 #1
And what are the consequences for the parents? LisaM Sep 2020 #2
Grrrrr! polmaven Sep 2020 #3
Lock them up! lark Sep 2020 #4

LisaM

(27,794 posts)
2. And what are the consequences for the parents?
Thu Sep 17, 2020, 03:22 PM
Sep 2020

Probably nothing.....which sucks.

The teachers and parents of the other kids should be furious.

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