Teachers could stay in classroom if exposed to COVID-19

This week, Gov.

Bill Lee gave his nod of approval to the six Tennessee districts that have made the decision on teachers at a local level.

THE BUILDING MONDAY EXCEPTTHOSE THAT PICK VIRTUALLEARNING.AND THERE ARE CONCERNS OFSCHOOL SAFETY IN TENNESSEE ASWE TALKED ABOUT AS SOMEDISTRICTS DEEM TEACHERS AREESSENTIAL WORKERS.WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?KASEY FREEMAN LIVE AT THE STATECAPITOL.WHAT EXACTLY DOES THIS MEAN NOWFOR NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS BUT,OF COURSE, THE TEACHERS BEINGDEEMED ESSENTIAL?Kasey: WELL, NICK, ONCE ATEACHER IS DEEMED AS ANESSENTIAL WORKER, THEY COULD BETOLD THEY MUST GO TO WORK EVENIF THEY HAVE BEEN AROUNDSOMEONE WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVEFOR COVID-19.AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT SHOWINGSYMPTOMS.WE HERE AT NEWSCHANNEL 5 HAVEDONE PLENTY OF STORIES ABOUTTHE RISK OF BEING ASYMPTOMATICAND STILL CARRYING THAT VIRUS;HOWEVER, GOVERNOR LEE GAVE HISNOD OF APPROVAL TO THE SIXTENNESSEE DISTRICTS WHO MADETHE DECISION THAT TEACHERS AT ALOCAL LEVEL COULD BE DEEMED ATESSENTIAL WORKERS.MURRAY COUNTY IS ONE OF THEDISTRICTS IMPLEMENTING THE NEWPOLICY.IT MEANS TEACHERS ARE EXPECTFROM THE 14-DAY RIO DE JANEIRORECOMMENDATION BY THE CDC.TEACHER UNIONS ARE CONCERNEDTHAT SCHOOL EMPLOYEES COULDTHEN BE CARRIERS OF THE VIRUS,BUT DISTRICTS THINK THIS ISNECESSARY TO DEEP STAFFINGLEVELS UP TO KEEP SCHO