"Don’t Blame Teachers for Covid Quarantines and Closures" by Steven Singer

 
This week the US reported more than a million Covid-19 cases in one day – a new global record! 

 
As this latest surge in the pandemic hits, schools all over the nation are closing up again and returning to on-line classes.  

 
People everywhere are wondering if teachers are to blame. 

 
Here are some things for school directors and administrators to consider:  

 
 
–If you don’t require all students and staff to wear masks – don’t blame teachers. 

–If you don’t regularly test students and staff for Covid – don’t blame teachers. 

 
–If you don’t require all students and staff to be vaccinated – don’t blame teachers.  

 
–If your classrooms are not well ventilated – don’t blame teachers. 

–If you force staff to come into the building for professional development and don’t allow them to attend remotely – don’t blame teachers.

 
–If you don’t provide K95 masks to all students and staff – don’t blame teachers. 

 
–If you didn’t devise a schedule to keep students socially distanced – don’t blame teachers. 

 
–If you don’t deep clean each classroom and other student spaces between classes – don’t blame teachers.  

 
–If you don’t have lunches outdoors or in some other extremely well-ventilated space – don’t blame teachers. 

 
–If you don’t require a negative Covid test before sick students or staff can return to school – don’t blame teachers. 

 
–If students and staff have steadily been getting sick for weeks and you’ve done nothing to prepare – Don’t Blame Teachers. 

 
 
–In short, if you haven’t done everything you can do to prevent an outbreak sweeping through your school and your community – DON’T. BLAME. TEACHERS.  

 
BLAME YOURSELF. 

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