Florida teacher writes obituary for herself to protest school reopening
'11.08.2020'
Source: "Tape.ru"
Teacher Whitney Reddick from Jacksonville, Florida (USA) posted a fictitious obituary about herself on Facebook, expressing her discontent and concern about possible security risks due to coronavirus when schools reopen. "Lenta.ru".
“It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of Whitney Lee Reddick, - wrote 33-year-old teacher. "She left us alone, isolated and on a ventilator in the hospital."
This text was published by the teacher after the State Department of Education announced its intention to return local schools to full work on September 8.
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Reddick spoke about her family, including her 14-month-old son. She also wrote about herself that she "fought fiercely for what she believed in", "confronted injustice" and "never took the easy path."
At the end of the obituary it is said that Whitney "succumbed to the ignorance of those in power."
As the teacher herself explained in an interview with NBC News, she decided to write this text after reading stories about teachers who were infected and died from COVID-19. According to her, the purpose of the obituary is to raise concerns among her colleagues in connection with the return of full-time classes in schools amid the coronavirus epidemic.
At the same time, the teacher said that she was ready to return to work on August 20, that the students would receive education in the safe conditions that she could provide them. So, Whitney has already begun planning how to ensure the safety of her class, and is considering the observance of students' social distance.
In addition, several other teachers in Iowa also wrote their own obituaries and sent them to the state governor. They fear that some of the students may contract the coronavirus and bring the infection home, spreading it to parents and elderly relatives, endangering their lives.
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Earlier it was reported that the number of cases of coronavirus infection recorded in the United States since the beginning of the pandemic exceeded five million. The incidence is currently increasing in seven states: Oklahoma, Virginia, Illinois, Hawaii, South Dakota, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, as well as Guam, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. At the same time, it is declining in 17 states. In total, more than 166 thousand residents of the United States died as a result of the epidemic.
