Educators Speak Out, Raise Concerns That “People Will Die” If Schools Reopen
“PEOPLE WILL DIE” – Educators from Florida speak out about the potential dangers of reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In the United States, several Governors are pushing to reopen classes even with record-breaking cases of COVID-19. According to some, the pandemic shouldn’t be used as a reason to deprive kids of education.
However, educators are now concerned that reopening classes would become a matter of life and death. Based on an interview from NBC, an educator said that the worst cast scenario for in-person learning is that “People Die. People will die”.
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Meanwhile, Seth Patterson, an elementary school teacher emphasized that their schools have been grossly under funded. As such, he raised concerns as to where would the schools get funding for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
This is the concern for the majority of educators in the public sector. Most teachers usually buy materials for their classes from their own pockets. So, amidst the pandemic, finances for underpaid teachers are more so emphasized.
As per the interview, last year, there were thousands of teachers who said they would rather leave the profession due to being underpaid. On top of that, the pandemic happened, causing more educators to decide not to teach.
Furthermore, as the local government pushed to reopen schools, a teachers union filed a lawsuit against the move. However, according to one of the plaintiffs, the lawsuit was made primarily to get the governors attention.
Currently, the United States has reported over 4,248,327 cases of COVD-19. Of that number, 148,490 have died from the virus while over 2,028,074 have recovered from the disease.
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