Public School Teachers Around the State Report COVID-19 Safety Violations
A survey by the Texas State Teachers Association reports hundreds of COVID-19 safety violations. Leading the way in the number of complaints in the Houston area is the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.
After just two weeks, districts that opened for in-person classes showed a wide variance in how they are complying with pandemic safety guidelines. Of most concern were what TSTA President Ovidia Molina called "inadequate accommodations for high-risk employees or those with high-risk dependents at home."
The survey results came from 664 TSTA members from 135 districts around the state so while this clearly isn't a comprehensive study of all the more than 327,000 teachers in public schools in Texas, it is an early indicator that there is some disconnect between preaching and carrying out best practices.
In Cy-Fair where its chapter of the American Federation of Teachers union sued unsuccessfully in August to stop the in-person re-opening of the schools, 26 teachers said there was inadequate protective supplies (masks, face shields, plexiglass, ventilation, etc.). Twenty-five teachers cited insufficient accommodations for teachers and their relatives. Twenty three teachers said there was inadequate classroom social distancing.
Read more: https://www.houstonpress.com/news/teachers-report-covid-19-safety-violations-in-tsta-survey-11495395
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