I wonder if this would ever have an impact on who heads hire?
I’ve seen on countless threads by people (who generally seem to hate teachers) saying that if teachers are too unwell to come back to work in this situation, they should resign or be sacked as they are not up to the job.
I have known loads of teachers who have returned after having cancer, a few after transplants and tonnes with diabetes and severe asthma or lung damage. Their health conditions haven’t ever stopped them being good teachers, but now-some people think, they shouldn’t be in the job if they can’t come back to work now.
Is that just people being unkind behind the anonymous protection of a keyboard or could it get to the point that heads might consider out of their three possible candidates for a job that one has severe asthma, one lives with a partner who is recovering from cancer and a third who has a clear bill of health so opt for that one because I’d there’s another outbreak, they won’t need to shield for 12 weeks.
I hope not! Plus obviously, none of us know what’s round the corner and anyone ‘seemingly’ healthy may not be forever.
Am not a journalist or anything, just a teacher musing!!
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