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Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death
Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death Teachers at a Philadelphia high school were protesting a shift to remote learning in an attempt to reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 after a student died of complications from the virus, according to media outlets and family. At least 40 union members at the Olney Charter High School are staging a "sick out," which they say is their way of demanding better health protocols, CentreDaily reports. The school, however, denied that it was not strictly enforcing COVID-19 safety protocols, claiming in a statement that the teachers were attempting to manipulate public opinion in the af…