@Niner wrote:
As far as going back, as a teacher, I'm concerned. Both parents of a kid in my class have it, and I'm sure there are many others whose families have covid also. The kids are likely asymptomatic carriers. I teach in NY, and we are supposed to return at the end of this month. I'm scared since I have bad asthma and don't want to get this (not that anyone does!)
@Shop-et-al wrote:
I resent that I am ordered to wear a mask that will not protect others from a disease that I do not have
@shoptastic wrote:
@SteveSoCal wrote:
I will be shocked and jealous if you can order TP for pickup. Tomorrow will be a month since I last saw it on a shelf anywhere in L..A.
How r people getting by without it? I can imagine ways...not so sanitary or perhaps "messy" ways, but still asking..
@sandyf wrote:
My friend was in the $1 store Dollar Tree yesterday and she said they had a shelf full of tp. unknown brand but still they had it and enough for lots of people at 1 pkg per person.
@JASFLALMT wrote:
I didn't realize you had been tested. There is no way to know if you are an asymptomatic carrier or not without being tested. And like Steve posted, communities where people wear masks have a lower rate of confirmed cases.
@HonnyBrown wrote:
I've seen people wearing face shields instead of masks. Face shields are to protect the face against splashes. I'm not sure how effective they would be against a virus.
@Shop-et-al wrote:
I resent that I am ordered to wear a mask that will not protect others from a disease that I do not have and which simultaneously puts me at risk for contracting the disease by forcing my hands to my face even when I cannot practice proper sanitation then due to the guidelines for when to wear the masks.
@shoptastic wrote:
@Niner wrote:
As far as going back, as a teacher, I'm concerned. Both parents of a kid in my class have it, and I'm sure there are many others whose families have covid also. The kids are likely asymptomatic carriers. I teach in NY, and we are supposed to return at the end of this month. I'm scared since I have bad asthma and don't want to get this (not that anyone does!)
Looks like NYC has closed schools for remainder of academic year - good for them!
[www.bloomberg.com]
Are you outside of NYC, Niner?
@Niner wrote:
I teach in Westchester, so we are open as far as I know.
@shoptastic wrote:
@Niner wrote:
I teach in Westchester, so we are open as far as I know.
When opening back up, is there a way to social distance in the classroom? Or, is seating quite cramped?
@kimmiemae wrote:
Shop, do you have a mask that ties on? That sounds more difficult to put on/take off than the elastic kind.
@Niner wrote:
@shoptastic wrote:
@Niner wrote:
I teach in Westchester, so we are open as far as I know.
When opening back up, is there a way to social distance in the classroom? Or, is seating quite cramped?
Everyone is close together. Well, I'm waiting on Cuomo to hopefully end it for the year.