A Timeline
Sunday November 1st Last Friday, one of my favorite students who is rarely absent was gone. I took note, but this did not concern me. People miss school. On Sunday evening, I received word that my Teacher's Assistant (TA) would be out for a few days. It did not cross my mind that it was Covid-related. People are entitled to miss work. I relate these banal details in order to create a complete timeline. For the sake of easy reading, this blog will be only one continuous post. Monday November 2nd My day started as usual. My student who had gone missing Friday was back with a doctor's note that deemed him "able to return to work". I sent the note on to the school secretary and didn't think anymore about it. Soon after, the nurse cautiously asked if that student had returned to which I cheerfully affirmed. She seemed to take this grimly and inquired about the note. I relayed it was with the school secretary. Within the next 30 minutes my building principal confirm...