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Teachers Are Showing The Scary Conditions They’re Being Asked To Teach In Right Now

The rules for reopening schools are different in every state, but most of them are at least nodding in the general direction of COVID-19 safety by insisting on masks and social distancing rules. What this actually looks like and how seriously it is enforced varies widely.

One student in Georgia was suspended for sharing a picture of their overcrowded hallway in which it appeared only a couple of kids were wearing masks out of dozens and dozens. The fact that schools are being opened at all at the height of the pandemic is a serious danger to not only students, but teachers, administration, and all the other departments that keep a school running. 

Teachers have been sharing what their classrooms look like as they prepare for reopening. Some are trying to comply with social distancing orders, but simply don’t have the space.

Some are putting up sheets of plastic and shower curtains in an attempt to curtail the potential spread of the virus. Some are showing the paltry supplies and PPE they’ve been offered by the school district and others are trying to crowdfund for basic supplies like masks.

It’s truly shocking to see set up after set up in indoor spaces that are clearly not safe for preventing community spread of coronavirus. As Buzzfeed News reports, hundreds of students and faculty have been put under quarantine after some tested positive for the virus, just days after reopening. Setting up these classrooms is a total farce and a deadly one:

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Aimeé Lutkin