Local school officials are being inundated with threats of violence and other hostile messages from anonymous harassers nationwide, fueled by anger over culture-war issues
District's adaptive pause remains in effect until further notice in anticipation of protests that could “confront and/or interact directly with students.”
Nancy Trevino, who contracted the coronavirus for a second time a few weeks ago, says she was pressured to return to work without a negative test result. So she quit her “dream” job and doesn't know if she'll ever return to teaching.
Massachusetts will end its mask mandate for all students and faculty in K-12 schools, following the route taken by several other states as COVID-19 cases drop after this winter's omicron-fueled surge.
Some experts warn there are longer-term problems with the teacher pipeline that cannot be solved with emergency substitutes, bonuses and loosened qualifications.
With omicron on the decline, even administrators in states where support for COVID protections have been the highest are now asking for more local control over COVID policy.
