Table 2.

Teachers

Support for frequent testing
I wouldn’t mind testing every day. I think it gives you more reassurance that you’re not positive. Testing every day, for me, won’t be a problem. I would feel more secure, and if I have to be in the classroom, if students are tested every day, I would feel more comfortable. Otherwise, you never know when they get it. So every day is probably more secure.
When we started talking about reopening, the one thing that sold every teacher on that committee was the idea of daily testing.
If it’s an intrusive one with a stick way up your nose, that’ll be uncomfortable for kids. But if it’s just a swab, like brushing your teeth, something as simple as that. It’s not a big thing. I think it won’t be a problem. I think kids will take it easy. And I think they’ll be happy to be at school. I think they’ll see the positive in that and be more willing to take the test.
Level of comfort returning to the classroom
I feel uncomfortable coming in now, especially because of what you hear in the news, all the spikes.
I definitely don’t feel comfortable going back in person. I still live at home, and I have high risk parents. My dad has high blood pressure. My mom is over the age of 60. My older sister has asthma. I love my job and I love my kids, but I love my family more and I don’t feel comfortable going in person.
My level of comfort stems from the fact that I wrote a lot of the cleaning and disinfecting and safety protocols for our school and have monitored the implementation of those protocols, so I am confident in what we’ve put together. I’m confident in our teachers and our custodial staff to maintain a clean and sanitary environment. I think my comfort with those pieces is because that’s what I have direct control over.
Testing to prevent parents from sending sick children to school
I have some concerns over things that I don’t have control over such as the truthfulness of families or what other people are choosing to do outside of the school environment
I don’t know to what extent I can trust people. You see people in social media gathering, teachers gathering. . . you would hope that these are the people that are definitely taking care of themselves and they’re not.