4 More Weeks

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In four more weeks I will be in a building
That will not be disinfected with regularity
Not because of staff
But funding

My colleagues, families, and students will be in our building
No masks required
The collection of droplets in the air may be lethal for us
Especially when you consider how people have been living

But there is no consideration
We are teachers
We serve the children
We will just have to fill in the gaps, as usual

Buy thermometers to take temperatures
Take temperatures
Buy gloves 
Disinfect classrooms
Buy cleaning products to disinfect classrooms

Wash hands frequently
Hmm...where?
Only one staff bathroom
Kids bathrooms run out of soap
And paper towels

Social distance
Be a team player
But don't make colleagues social distance
Or students

​Be a team player
Teach extra kids when colleagues are absent
Because there will be no subs
And my increased risk is not a concern

But we must have school!
Because babysitters are a must
Not because education is a must
No school is bad

I say: Why can't we do all virtual school?
​They say: What about the businesses?
To which I respond:

 Who will be left to patronize them?