@petesix0:Thank you so much for your response. It's just nice to know people appreciate the situation, etc.
@zombiepie: Thanks Zombie. I appreciate it. Our district has told us that they can put tape on my floor to let the students know not to come close to me. They also can give me a face shield, and plexiglass around my desk. However, as a teacher, you know it too, it's hard not to teach without circulating the classroom, etc. It would be dang near impossible to just stand behind my desk and teach. Unfortunately, our union seems to be just sort of giving up. Half tempted to reach out to a union lawyer and see what they say too. I'm just at a loss, ya know?
@dasakamov: You are totally correct. I meant to select off-topic, but was typing on my phone at the time. Sorry about that! I'm hoping our union is going to step up, but their last messages didn't seem to be the case. It just sucks.
@andyc80: I hadn't honestly thought about that. At this point, I feel like all options are on the table. I just never thought I'd be in a position like this.
@jeeboz: Thanks for reaching out. It just helps know other people understand the same situation. I'm hoping our union will step up, but I feel like it's too early to tell at this point. This whole thing is just a mess. There's a few other teachers who are in similar health situations. We're trying to look at FMLA, but my particular situation seems to be a gray area when it comes to FMLA.
@turambar: That's awesome to hear that your school is still going the full remote route. It just makes sense to me. I get that parents are extremely upset about kids being home, but I feel like they need to see how it'll effect the teachers as well. My hope is to reach out to our union lawyer and see what they suggest, but I'm not holding out hope at this point.
@mackdack: Thank you very much. It just helps knowing people are supportive. That's why I love GB!
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