> Most are vaccinated, but they're still taking a risk
Pre pandemic they took a risk every day as well, so it's a matter of acceptable risk, which I believe is what the article was focused on. What level of risk is that?
Pre pandemic they took a risk every day as well, so it's a matter of acceptable risk, which I believe is what the article was focused on. What level of risk is that?
It's made worse by the fact that this additional risk is being left out of the discussion so often. People talk about what's good for the children and their parents and the economy, but not about what the teachers need. They're being treated as disposable, which exacerbates the perception of risk further.
Discussions about school openings that ignore a critical factor are not going to result in what people hope for.
Do you actually thinks so? I've never heard that aspiring teachers are thinking about their increased risk to illnesses, especially since many have children of their own and are exposed to an increased risk by children anyway.
Nobody forced them to become teachers.
With the rise in gun violence at schools, teachers have had to undertake additional training for scenarios that they had not priced in their initial decisions. They did not like that, and they like even less being ignored in the discussion of whether or not to open schools.
So a great number will not remain teachers if they do not feel like they're part of the decision. They're used to being told to "do it for the children", but there are limits, and this will push many past them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/11/lockdown-...