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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums15 staff members in the Miami-Dade Public Schools District have died from COVID-19 in last 10 days
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https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/schools-and-covid/mentor-to-young-men-among-15-mdcps-staff-to-die-of-covid-in-ten-days/2543369/
Fifteen staff members in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools District have died from COVID-19 in the past 10 days.
Sonia Diaz, a spokesperson for several unions in the school district, confirmed the number of deaths to NBC 6. Miami-Dade County Public Schools resumed classes on Aug. 23, and it's unknown when the employees contracted COVID-19.
One of them was Abe Coleman, a teacher for more than 30 years.
"Its a tremendous loss. The number of lives that he impacted are countless. So many young men had the benefit of him intervening in their lives and pointing them in the right direction," said Marcus Bright, with 5000 Role Models of Excellence.
In addition to teaching, Coleman was a mentor and Site Director for the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Program, overseeing the Holmes Elementary location. Coleman helped shape the lives of hundreds of young men over the years during his service for the organization that mentors young minority men in Miami Dade County.
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15 staff members in the Miami-Dade Public Schools District have died from COVID-19 in last 10 days (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2021
OP
K&R, somethings wrong with the numbers ... not looking good ... somethings not right
uponit7771
Sep 2021
#1
Correct, I'm just thinking about the number of people infected + the number of people vaxed
uponit7771
Sep 2021
#5
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)1. K&R, somethings wrong with the numbers ... not looking good ... somethings not right
GPV
(72,377 posts)2. Keep in mind some districts have tens of thousands of staff members
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)5. Correct, I'm just thinking about the number of people infected + the number of people vaxed
... and the rate of spread still.
The lethality and rate of spread has gone up, we should be slowing down ... I don't see that happening unless there are some pockets of the US being decimated with the virus.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)9. Delta is covid on steroids.
That's why we have so many cases. Delta is much more infectious and more lethal too.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)12. Possibly reinfection rate is higher with DELTA
malaise
(267,784 posts)3. And they haven't arrested the governor
Ah well!
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MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)6. K&R
madville
(7,397 posts)7. Any idea if they were vaccinated or not?
Article doesn't mention it.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)8. Apparently (mostly?) not vaccinated.
FakeNoose
(32,328 posts)10. Teachers are God's gift to us
Rest in Peace ...
SharonClark
(10,005 posts)11. Unvaccinated teachers are not a gift to anyone.