TABLE 2.
Teacher concerns and attitudes about COVID prevention.
| [ALL] | Mid-Atlantic | Midwest | N | |
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| N = 227 | N = 147 | N = 80 | ||
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| COVID-19 Concerns (M, SD; lower mean indicates higher priority) | ||||
| Your health | 3.24 (2.28) | 3.50 (2.42) | 2.74 (1.88) | 205 |
| The health of your friends and family | 3.21 (1.94) | 3.37 (2.02) | 2.90 (1.74) | 205 |
| The health of students | 3.34 (1.70) | 3.38 (1.72) | 3.26 (1.68) | 205 |
| COVID-19 precautions interfering with teaching, learning, and providing services | 5.11 (2.65) | 4.70 (2.65) | 5.91 (2.50) | 205 |
| Not having enough sick time/leave if exposed or you test positive at school | 5.30 (2.21) | 5.38 (2.18) | 5.14 (2.29) | 205 |
| Not having enough support if exposed/test positive at school | 5.37 (2.13) | 5.19 (2.13) | 5.72 (2.09) | 205 |
| COVID-19 precautions interfering with teacher-student bonding | 5.48 (2.60) | 5.30 (2.63) | 5.83 (2.52) | 205 |
| Lack of enforcement regarding COVID-19 precautions among students and/or school staff | 6.61 (2.16) | 6.90 (2.02) | 6.04 (2.31) | 205 |
| Lack of access to personal protective equipment and cleaning materials | 7.34 (1.70) | 7.29 (1.84) | 7.45 (1.39) | 205 |
| COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies (M, SD; lower mean indicates higher priority) | ||||
| Cleaning and disinfecting routines | 4.38 (2.72) | 4.59 (2.75) | 3.97 (2.63) | 207 |
| Vaccination for students and school staff | 4.81 (4.22) | 4.36 (4.10) | 5.66 (4.34) | 207 |
| Conducting daily health checks of staff | 5.30 (3.20) | 4.85 (2.84) | 6.15 (3.66) | 207 |
| Enforcing a protocol for students or staff who experience COVID-19 symptoms or test positive | 5.36 (2.54) | 5.23 (2.56) | 5.62 (2.50) | 207 |
| Conducting daily health checks of students | 5.48 (2.94) | 5.18 (2.76) | 6.07 (3.20) | 207 |
| Requiring mask wearing among all school staff and students | 5.81 (3.49) | 5.68 (3.43) | 6.06 (3.62) | 207 |
| Proper ventilation | 7.12 (3.70) | 6.65 (3.56) | 8.00 (3.82) | 207 |
| Providing weekly testing for students | 7.26 (2.69) | 7.91 (2.68) | 6.01 (2.26) | 207 |
| Providing weekly testing for teachers and staff | 7.41 (3.30) | 8.47 (2.96) | 5.37 (2.94) | 207 |
| Physical distancing | 7.80 (3.22) | 7.71 (3.24) | 7.96 (3.20) | 207 |
| Providing students and families with the educational materials needed to safely return to school | 8.47 (2.64) | 8.45 (2.75) | 8.52 (2.45) | 207 |
| A way to anonymously report non-compliance and difficulties following | 8.81 (2.71) | 8.92 (2.58) | 8.61 (2.94) | 207 |
| COVID-19 Testing Attitudes (n, %) | ||||
| I trust the accuracy of rapid COVID-19 tests: | 202 | |||
| Strongly Disagree | 4 (2.0%) | 4 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Disagree | 24 (11.9%) | 20 (15.2%) | 4 (5.7%) | |
| Neutral | 43 (21.3%) | 34 (25.8%) | 9 (12.9%) | |
| Agree | 98 (48.5%) | 59 (44.7%) | 39 (55.7%) | |
| Strongly Agree | 33 (16.3%) | 15 (11.4%) | 18 (25.7%) | |
| I would feel comfortable administering COVID-19 tests to students: | 207 | |||
| Strongly Disagree | 71 (34.3%) | 53 (39.6%) | 18 (24.7%) | |
| Disagree | 49 (23.7%) | 36 (26.9%) | 13 (17.8%) | |
| Neutral | 33 (15.9%) | 19 (14.2%) | 14 (19.2%) | |
| Agree | 29 (14.0%) | 14 (10.4%) | 15 (20.5%) | |
| Strongly Agree | 25 (12.1%) | 12 (9.0%) | 13 (17.8%) | |
| I have the time to provide COVID-19 tests to students: | 207 | |||
| Strongly Disagree | 68 (32.9%) | 51 (38.1%) | 17 (23.3%) | |
| Disagree | 57 (27.5%) | 39 (29.1%) | 18 (24.7%) | |
| Neutral | 41 (19.8%) | 24 (17.9%) | 17 (23.3%) | |
| Agree | 29 (14.0%) | 15 (11.2%) | 14 (19.2%) | |
| Strongly Agree | 12 (5.8%) | 5 (3.7%) | 7 (9.6%) | |
| I am concerned the test results will not be valid because of improper administration: | 207 | |||
| Strongly Disagree | 10 (4.8%) | 10 (7.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Disagree | 36 (17.4%) | 22 (16.5%) | 14 (18.9%) | |
| Neutral | 75 (36.2%) | 50 (37.6%) | 25 (33.8%) | |
| Agree | 61 (29.5%) | 38 (28.6%) | 23 (31.1%) | |
| Strongly Agree | 25 (12.1%) | 13 (9.8%) | 12 (16.2%) | |
| I trust that COVID-19 tests are reliable for students: | 207 | |||
| Strongly Disagree | 4 (1.9%) | 2 (1.5%) | 2 (2.7%) | |
| Disagree | 16 (7.7%) | 12 (9.1%) | 4 (5.3%) | |
| Neutral | 64 (30.9%) | 46 (34.8%) | 18 (24.0%) | |
| Agree | 87 (42.0%) | 55 (41.7%) | 32 (42.7%) | |
| Strongly Agree | 36 (17.4%) | 17 (12.9%) | 19 (25.3%) | |