My most recent post describes the current state of global pandemic. It’s also, very unfortunately, a politically devisive topic. I don’t post about politically charged issues (often), and when I do it’s in the form of questions.
Today’s topic: Protocols for Schools during Global Pandemic.
We are nearing time for students everywhere to go back to school. If I were a parent (or a university student), here are questions I would be asking ... not to make a political point, but to know how to properly manage my own expectations and prepare. These are not all of the questions that can be asked ... but even the answers to these top line questions seem far from reach.
Are schools programmatically contact tracing all students, teachers, and admin? How? How often is the trace updated?
If a teacher or student tests positive for COVID-19 are they required to quarantine for 2-3 weeks?
For the teacher, is sick leave covered, paid?
Do all of the contact traced students also quarantine for 14 days? Are they considered absent (excised?) or are they given work at home?
Will all of the contact traced students be COVID tested? Who pays for those tests? Are the tests being performed at school? By whom?
What if someone who lives in the same house as a teacher or student tests positive? Same questions as above.
In the case of a teacher, and the students are kept in school and have a substitute / adjunct, is the substitute informed prior to accepting assignment as to why the teacher is out?
Substitutes teach in multiple schools. What if they, or a student they have taught, are diagnosed with COVID-19? Do all the kids in every school now have to quarantine and get tested?
What is this stress going to do to our teachers and students? How does it affect their health and well-being? How does it affect their ability to teach and learn? How does it affect education overall?
If a teacher or student tests positive for COVID-19 are they required to quarantine for 2-3 weeks?
For the teacher, is sick leave covered, paid?
Will the parents of all of the students in the teacher or student’s class(es) (or school) be notified? How? What cadence will be used for proper notice and updates? What penalty is enforced if either too much or too little information is shared?
Do all of the contact traced students also quarantine for 14 days? Are they considered absent or are they given work at home?
Will all of the contact traced students be COVID tested? Who pays for those tests? Are the tests being performed at school? By whom?
What if someone who lives in the same house as a teacher or student tests positive? Same questions as above.
In the case of a teacher, and the students are kept in school and have a substitute, is the substitute informed prior to accepting assignment as to why the teacher is out?
Substitutes teach in multiple schools. What if they, or a student they have taught, are diagnosed with COVID-19? Do all the kids in every school now have to quarantine and get tested?
What is this stress going to do to our teachers and students? How does it affect their health and well-being? How does it affect their ability to teach and learn? How does it affect education overall?
Do all of the contact traced students also quarantine for 14 days? Are they considered absent (excised?) or are they given work at home?
Will all of the contact traced students be COVID tested? Who pays for those tests? Are the tests being performed at school? By whom?
What if someone who lives in the same house as a teacher or student tests positive? Same questions as above.
In the case of a teacher, and the students are kept in school and have a substitute / adjunct, is the substitute informed prior to accepting assignment as to why the teacher is out?
Substitutes teach in multiple schools. What if they, or a student they have taught, are diagnosed with COVID-19? Do all the kids in every school now have to quarantine and get tested?
What is this stress going to do to our teachers and students? How does it affect their health and well-being? How does it affect their ability to teach and learn? How does it affect education overall?
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