Less than two weeks into the school year, a Kentucky school district has canceled in-person classes for the rest of the week after nearly a fifth of its students came down with Covid, strep throat, the flu and other illnesses.
The Lee County School District, which has just under 900 students, began classes Aug. 9 but noticed attendance drop to about 82% on Friday, Superintendent Earl Ray Schuler said.
By Monday, the rate dipped to 81%, and 14 staff members called in sick, Schuler said.
It's immunity debt from those strict never-ending kentucky lockdowns, right? Or maybe they all forgot how to wash their hands?
Wow what the fuck. Can students record the lectures and distribute them for each other? That's such a horrible policy, y'all deserve better.
Edit to add: Also, what college student can afford to go to the hospital? Fuck that. That's so classist. And ableist.
I don't think students can record. The good news is that the university sells mandatory health insurance if you don't already have it. My last class had 250ish students.
You can record lectures if you have accommodations to record lectures