MSNBC The Last Word - Teacher: 'Trump is risking our health & our lives'

[iluvtennis]

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“I’m just not willing to take the consequences of all that failed leadership with my life,” Nancy Shively says of her decision to resign from her job as special education teacher in Oklahoma amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Link to tweet

video interview with Ali Velshi is here - https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/teacher-trump-is-risking-our-health-our-lives-89759302001

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She's a lifelong Republican...but she believes the science. She now supports Biden.

[SheltieLover]

1. Good for her & others who refuse to die for chump

And to the rest, best of luck!

[crickets]

2. It's shameful to make teachers choose between their careers and their lives.

That's on top of asking parents to send their children into the petri dish.

[iluvtennis]

4. +++ agree. nt

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. Good for her

Hopefully there are many more like her.

[Books_Tea_Alone]

5. Gov. Murphy of NJ is also mandating statewide in-person learning this September

It can be a hybrid but absolutely must include in person learning. I teach special education and my students cannot distance, control their body fluids, have aggressive behaviors such as biting and spitting. We have been ordered to return..not even asked our opinions as teachers. We have families and ourselves to think about. My students are not required to wear masks because of their disability. I am very shocked at Gov. Murphy's directive- I was a fan when we successfully flattened the curve here after the horrific months of March/April. But he has asked teachers in my public special education school to put their lives on the line. Teaching assistants, custodial staff, speech therapists, Occupational therapists also- all at risk for bringing this virus home. He gave the students a choice but not the staff.

Every parent should ask their school when sending their children back if there are classrooms such as mine in their building. My students put the entire building at risk- typical classrooms as well we use common bathrooms,
Hallways, entrances, etc. My daughter will not be returning to her school for this very reason, among many others.

[iluvtennis]

7. Very sad that the powers that be didn't even consult the teachers for their inputs on re-opening.

I hate to be a naysayer, but I smell a disaster brewing - even in NJ where the infectious rate is well below the 5% threshold.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

6. Kick.

[smirkymonkey]

8. Why do I have this sick feeling in my stomach that this fall is going to make

the previous months of this pandemic look like a walk in the park.

Sometimes, I wish I could just be sedated from now until the end of 2020.