At least 400 teachers in Idaho requested a sick day on Tuesday to protest their school district's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports.
The planned sickout, which resulted in classes being canceled, followed a similar action on Monday by more than 600 teachers in the West Ada School District. “Currently, we have 440 teachers who have called in sick for tomorrow [Tuesday].
We are sadly unable to safely hold school tomorrow due to supervision concerns,” district officials wrote in a message to parents on Monday afternoon, according to Idaho Education News.
Interior of classroom in elementary school. Row of empty desks are in illuminated room. The planned sickouts came after hybrid learning plans were approved.
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