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AdvertisementArkansas Education Association requests COVID-19 sick leave policy for teachersArkansas Health Department will rely on parents, teachers to 'self-report' COVID-19 diagnosis, exposureArkansas Education Association requests COVID-19 sick leave policy for teachersHide TranscriptShow TranscriptJOHNNY KEY, WHO IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SPEAK AT THE GOVERNOR'S DAILY BRIEFING TOMORROW. WE'VE HEARD FROM TEACHERS AND STAFF ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS WITH REOPENING AND KIDS HEADING BACK TO CLASS. ONE OF THOSE BEING, HOW CAN SCHOOL OFFICIALS CAN ENSURE THAT PARENTS, STAFF AND TEACHERS SELF REPORT IN ORDER TO STOP A COVID 19 OUTBREAK. TODAY DR JOSE ROMERO SAID THAT THE ARKANSAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ABOUT POSITIVE CASES, AND THAT PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF SHOULD SELF REPORT. &lt;&gt; the school will put together a list of individuals that are contacts and the health department wll do the contact tracing. that's not being done by the school but its done by the health department. but we ask schools to give us a list of those exposed. ROMERO SAID THAT ANYONE - EDUCATORS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW C-D-C GUIDELINES - BY EITHER QUARANTINING OR ISOLATING, DEPENDING ON THEIR EXPOSURE OR SYMPTOMS. within the school if there is concern that a person could have covid. we would not want them to go to school. of course it would be nice that the school know abotu that so we can follow up on that. CAROL FLEMING WITH THE ARKANSAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT PRESENTS A PROBLEM FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. THEY'RE ASKING STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER A SICK LEAVE POLICY TO HELP EDUCATORS WHO ARE TEACHING IN PERSON CLASSES DURING THE PANDEMIC. SOT its important that the state considers putting leave that would go above and beyond the leave in place and look at leave related to covid. if you have to quarantine for 14 days and you have 10 sick days, you have already used all of your days. and you dont qualify for short term disability LOCAL SUPERINTENDENTS ALSO SAY WITH THE DELAYS IN CONTACT TRACING, THEY'RE WORRIED THAT PEOPLE WONT BE NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER --- WHICH COULD LEAD TO MOREAdvertisementArkansas Health Department will rely on parents, teachers to 'self-report' COVID-19 diagnosis, exposureArkansas Education Association requests COVID-19 sick leave policy for teachersAccording to the Health Department said that parents, as well as, teachers and staff will be asked to self-report if they have been diagnosed with COVID-19, have had any related symptoms, a positive test result or exposure. "The school will put together a list of individuals that are contacts and the health department will do the contact tracing. That part is not being done by the school, but it's done by the health department. We do ask the schools to give us a list of those exposed," Dr Jose Romero said on Tuesday. Romero said that they hope parents and staff will take it upon themselves to self-report, and to quarantine or isolate based on CDC guidelines. However, in a conversation with superintendents from across the state, he admitted that "anecdotal evidence" suggests otherwise. Some school district officials have expressed conerns in the delays over contact tracing and how that could lead to more community spread in the schools. Romero said that the state is aware of the delays and will be looking to "mitigate" that issue in the coming weeks with the hiring of more contact tracers. The Arkansas Education Association announced Tuesday that they are asking the Department of Education to create a new "sick leave policy" related to COVID-19 because many teachers and support staff may not have enough sick days and can't afford to be docked pay, if they need to quarantine. The AEA has also called for the suspension of standardized testing for students and for teacher evaluations. The organization's president said that it's necessary for educators to focus on the health and safety of students in this new learning environment.According to the Health Department said that parents, as well as, teachers and staff will be asked to self-report if they have been diagnosed with COVID-19, have had any related symptoms, a positive test result or exposure.Advertisement"The school will put together a list of individuals that are contacts and the health department will do the contact tracing. That part is not being done by the school, but it's done by the health department. We do ask the schools to give us a list of those exposed," Dr Jose Romero said on Tuesday. Romero said that they hope parents and staff will take it upon themselves to self-report, and to quarantine or isolate based on CDC guidelines. However, in a conversation with superintendents from across the state, he admitted that "anecdotal evidence" suggests otherwise. Some school district officials have expressed conerns in the delays over contact tracing and how that could lead to more community spread in the schools. Romero said that the state is aware of the delays and will be looking to "mitigate" that issue in the coming weeks with the hiring of more contact tracers. The Arkansas Education Association announced Tuesday that they are asking the Department of Education to create a new "sick leave policy" related to COVID-19 because many teachers and support staff may not have enough sick days and can't afford to be docked pay, if they need to quarantine. The AEA has also called for the suspension of standardized testing for students and for teacher evaluations. The organization's president said that it's necessary for educators to focus on the health and safety of students in this new learning environment.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementArkansas Education Association requests COVID-19 sick leave policy for teachersArkansas Health Department will rely on parents, teachers to 'self-report' COVID-19 diagnosis, exposureArkansas Education Association requests COVID-19 sick leave policy for teachersHide TranscriptShow TranscriptJOHNNY KEY, WHO IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SPEAK AT THE GOVERNOR'S DAILY BRIEFING TOMORROW. WE'VE HEARD FROM TEACHERS AND STAFF ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS WITH REOPENING AND KIDS HEADING BACK TO CLASS. ONE OF THOSE BEING, HOW CAN SCHOOL OFFICIALS CAN ENSURE THAT PARENTS, STAFF AND TEACHERS SELF REPORT IN...

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