Manteca Unified School District confirms 4 employees tested positive for COVID-19

Kristi Gross reports

ISN'T DOING ENOUGH TO KEEPTHEM SAFE.

FOX FORTY'S KRISTIGROSS HAS THOSE DETAILSTONIGHT.TEACHERS HAVE NO FAITH INTHE DISTRICT PROVIDING SAFEWORKING CONDITIONS, STRONGWORDS FROM ANTIQUE EDUCATORSASSOCIATION PRESIDENT KENJOHNSON, HE MAINTAINS THEDISTRICT ISN'T DOING ENOUGH TOKEEP EMPLOYEES SEAT WHILEREQUIRING THEM TO BE BACK ONCAMPUS 82% OF OUR TEACHERSWANT THE CHOICE TO WORK FROMHOME BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAIDFOR THEIR HOW THIS COMES AFTERMANTEGA USD CONFIRMS FOREMPLOYEES AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLSTESTED POSITIVE FORCORONAVIRUS THE UNION SAYS ASMANY AS 35 PEOPLE AREQUARANTINING ARE SELFMONITORING AFTER BEING EXPOSEDTHE DISTRICT EMPLOYS MORE THAN3,000 PEOPLE OVER ASKING FORIS THE OPTION TO WORK FROMHOME.OR SCHOOL.

WHATEVER THETEACHER FEELS MOST COMFORTABLEWITH THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY'REDOING ALL THEY CAN INCLUDINGSPENDING MORE THAN A MILLIONDOLLARS TO PROVIDE EVERYONEWITH MULTIPLE CLOTH ANDDISPOSABLE FACE MASKS ANDSHIELDS.AND TO PUT HAND SANITIZERIN EVERY CLASSROOM, THE ALSOREQUIRE EVERYONE TOSELF-SCREENING BEFORE THEYCOME ON TO CAMPUS IN CLEAN ALLTOUCH POINTS SERVICES DAILY INAN EFFORT TO KEEP EMPLOYEESHEALTHY BUT THE UNION TELLSFOX 40 NOT EVERY TEACHER HASHAND SANITIZER AND SET THEMASK THEY WERE GIVEN ARE NOTUP TO STANDARD IF UNIVERSITYIN A RECENT STUDY.ON FACE MASKS SAYING THEYARE LESS SAFE THEN WEARING NOMASK, SO YOU CAN SEE WHY THISIS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEYIN A STATEMENT TO FOX 40 THEDISTRICT SAYS IN PART.THE CLASSROOM PROVIDESTEACHERS AND STUDENTS ALIKETHE TOOLS RESOURCES ANDSUPPORT NECESSARY TO TEACH ALLSTUDENTS MANTEGA USDEMPHASIZES THAT NONE OF THEPOSITIVE CASES HAVE BEENCONTRACTED ON CAMPUS WHICHTHEY SEE AS PROOF THEY'RESYSTEM IN PLACE IS WORKINGJOHNSON SAYS THEY DON'T TRUSTTHE DISTRICT TO HAVE THEIRBEST INTEREST AT HEART, NOMATTER WHAT KIND OF SAFETYCONDITIONS THEY PUT UP IT'SIT'S NOT AS GOOD.AS WORKING FROM HOME INSHELTERING-IN-PLACE KRISTI