Stephanie Maples, a kindergarten through fifth-grade art teacher in California, said she's pleased she won't be forced back into the classroom this fall. She knows not all educators will be so fortunate. "Some teachers are expected to teach in person, which seems complicated for teachers with children," she told POPSUGAR. "What happens when a student or teacher is diagnosed? How will the district handle health benefits and sick leave and covering substitutes? Will exposure mean [workers'] compensation?" The list of questions without solid answers is endless for a constantly evolving situation without modern-day precedence.
Maples, who has three children of her own, said she would feel "not comfortable at all" working in close proximity with every student in her school. For her, it all comes down to a lack of information. "We don't know enough about this virus to subject our kids to it."
