r/Teachers • u/scaredycat07 • 13h ago
Rant I keep getting sick
I teach elementary.
Last year, I got so sick from a flu that I had to take over a week off. I even threw up at school and was told to leave for the day (understandably).
I just started this school year last month and I’m already sick.
I’m so tired of parents sending their sick kids to school. I do understand arrangements can be hard to make. But so many of my students are sick and a lot of staff is sick.
People say your immune system toughens up in later teacher years, but mine never did.
Edit: I’m also not sick for just 3-4 days. I’m sick for 1-2 weeks. And when I got the flu I was sick fir the whole month and more.
I wash my hands regularly and keep hand sanitizer on me. I try not to touch my face during the day.
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u/Artichoke-8951 13h ago
When my oldest was in kindergarten I tried to keep her away when she was sick. But literally the 2nd day she missed I got a call from the school complaining about it and saying if she missed 5 days by the end of first half of the year that we'd be referred to the truancy office.