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Are teachers in USA legally essential workers?



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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 10 2020, 10:48 pm
Can a school tell its teachers, if u go away for a wedding, I cant come back to school for x amount of days... And then dock their pay?
If teachers essential, can't they come anyway?
Any ideas?
Wondering bc my school has a rule like that, and I have an upcoming close relative's simcha.
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 10 2020, 10:50 pm
You might want to rethink your attitude about this, as these are rules meant to keep people safe and alive.
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 10 2020, 10:57 pm
Some states consider teachers essential workers. If it's a private school they can have any rules they want regarding quarantine. If it's a public school they will follow local law in that regard.
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 10 2020, 11:03 pm
Yes, legally, the school can tell you to quarantine for two weeks following a simcha. The NYC DOE has a similar policy for those who go out of state over the holidays. We are considered second-tier essential workers, which means we'll be in the second round of people getting vaccines, but we are not above quarantine rules.
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DrMom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 11 2020, 12:55 am
If the simcha is a maskless non-SD event with superspreader potential, then I sure hope attendees won't be hanging out in crowded classrooms soon afterwards.

What a terrible idea.
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amother
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Post Wed, Nov 11 2020, 1:14 am
I work in a hospital and have the same policy. If I go somewhere, I need to quarantine, or if my children are potentially exposed, and I need to quarantine, I either need to use my vacation days (which I need for YT) or I don't get paid.
Rules regarding quarantine stand and are there for the protection of the Klal. (After what I have seen you better believe that I believe that). If you don't work they presumably have to pay someone else to do the work, and you don't get paid. I know that it looks like our country will soon be socialist, but no workee-no payee.
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