This is from Politico:
The CDC is condemning mandatory coronavirus testing in K-12 schools, updating guidance after New York City began random testing this week on thousands of students and educators.
In revamped advice published this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorses voluntary “surveillance” testing in schools but decries any mandates.
“It is unethical and illegal to test someone who does not want to be tested, including students whose parents or guardians do not want them to be tested,” the CDC said.
Politico wonders whether Trump political people were influencing the CDC guidance but offers no evidence.
Only a few students and staff are testing positive in most NYC schools because many school buildings are so empty according to all but one of the reports we have received.
One teacher who has been sick with COVID-19 symptoms is UFT Solidarity leader Lydia Howrilka.
See her on News 12 Bronx. She gives a good interview especially when you consider she is someone in the process of getting over a serious illness.
11 comments:
If they are not going to test and its "unethical". Then it should be that we go full remote or kids all congregate in the gym or auditorium and a parent volunteers to watch them all day. We did not sign up to do this! Nor should we be called to be martyrs for being teachers, we got into teaching not this crap. It is unconscionable that at every turn teachers are getting the brunt of everyones outrage and ineffective leadership in terms of decision making.
CDC is 100% correct on this. Free, voluntary and consensual is good. It should not be forced on anyone. Parents should be at Tweed with pitchforks.
Carranza said that a grading polucy is imminent. It is almost November. Wanna bet it says attendance doesn't matter after he said there must be live daily instruction?
17% have handed in those mandatory forms. Feel safe.
I'd rather not have the stigma of an atr. Been in 3 different schools and no one wants to talk to y'all
So is it going to be unethical to force them to go to class, to be on time, to do homework? What is ethical and what is the right thing to do are two different things? Who cares about ethics?
Agreed we need to go full remote then
I have almost nobody showing up to REMOTE classes. They can't even log on from home. But...Attendance doesn't count. Huh? No matter how low we set the bar, students can't jump over it.
My school is on all day mandatory is that what’s happening acrosss the board
Students arent on at all. How are they passing?
As far as teachers, it depends how much of an asshole your principal is.
For shits and giggles
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