Unsafe Covid protocols, disrupted schedules and overwork are driving teachers out the schoolhouse door
Teachers around the United States are quitting or retiring early as schools have reopened for the new academic year and Covid-19 cases among children have surged in recent weeks in the face of some states banning mask mandates.
There have been more than 200,000 reported weekly cases among children in the past five consecutive weeks, with most cases spreading in areas with no school mask mandates in place and lowvaccinate rates, as vaccines for children under age 12 are still pending federal approval.