“Many of us are also parents of school-age children,” the letter says. “The tremendous pressure to return to in-person education in August is discouraged and dangerous given the uncontrolled spread of Covid-19 in our community.”
“We understand the dire situation facing school districts across the state as a result of this executive order: choosing between the financial solvency of your district and the health of your students, staff, and community,” the letter says.
The letter refers to Arizona as one of the “worst affected regions” in the country and in the world, and says the state can expect to see “a substantial expansion of the community for at least the next few months.”
They also ask that the 180-day instructional day requirement for the academic year be waived.
The governor previously delayed the schools’ reopening date to August 17 and said the date would be evaluated “continuously.”
“It is simply not possible to disinfect everything”
“It is definitely too early to return,” Joy Noriega told the news station.
She said that before returning, she wants to make sure there has been a decrease of at least 14 days in the cases.
“Schools are breeding grounds. You are touching everything and it is simply not possible to disinfect everything. Every desk, every sink, every bathroom after someone uses it,” he told the affiliate.
She is one of hundreds of educators across the country who have expressed concern in recent weeks about having to return to school next month.
Three Arizona teachers who held online classes together during the pandemic all contracted the virus last month despite taking all necessary precautions. One of them died.
‘Parents should be mortified’
Over the weekend, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero told CNN that she was “absolutely against” having the students return to school in August.
“In addition to being mayor, I am the mother of a 10-year-old and 14-year-old boy,” she said. “As a parent I will not let them come back in person.”
She said she believed that maintaining distances between children would be very difficult if schools reopened, and transmission of the virus between children and teachers will help further increase the number of cases.
“Scientifically, it doesn’t make sense, and as parents, we should all be mortified that the governor expects us to send our children back to school.”
“Although the detection rate of contacts for preschool-age children was lower, young children may show higher attack rates when school closes, which contributes to community transmission of Covid-19,” the study said. .
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