School teacher in Strong put on 21-day leave over Ebola fears (Maine)

[jpak]

http://bangordailynews.com/2014/10/17/news/lewiston-auburn/school-teacher-in-strong-put-on-21-day-leave-over-ebola-fears/

PHILLIPS, Maine — A teacher at Strong Elementary School has been required to take a 21-day leave of absence because parents were concerned the teacher could have been exposed to the Ebola virus during a recent trip to Dallas, according to a report in the Sun Journal.

A notice on the school’s website states that administrators placed the teacher on paid leave of absence out of an abundance of caution.

“We have no information to suggest that this staff member has been in contact with anyone who has been exposed to Ebola,” the notice states.

If that’s the case, placing the teacher on leave amounts to a “tremendous overreaction,” said Dr. Robert Pinsky, hospital epidemiologist at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

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[Logical]

1. Wow, are people really stupid! nt

[Nay]

7. Yes, they really are. That's why it is so supremely important to have

intelligent, common-sense leaders who will not be swayed by politics or the comments of the ignorant. The true leader will explain to the ignorant why certain steps are being taken and then take those steps, refuting the ignorance directly and forcefully.

We don't have many of those people around any more. . .

[FSogol]

2. Hmmmm, I could use a 21 day paid vacation...

First I need more microbrews......

[marions ghost]

3. Wait...

A teacher who visited Dallas and was not in contact with any of the Ebola cases there.......... what?!

This teacher is put on leave!?!

If this is true--OK Houston we really DO have a problem....

[sammytko]

11. Gee - a bunch of us were in Dallas and went on to Maine last week -

We were all over that state - if they only knew - lol

[marions ghost]

14. Shhhhh

I guess you better go get tested.... add to the growing numbers of people who have been to Dallas and do not have Ebola....

[snooper2]

18. I was just at a conference in Phoenix, everyone was toasted and in line at the bathroom stalls

I was standing there with a friend from Switzerland and said, "watch this"

-

Stated Loud enough to hear-

"I'm From Dallas, EBOLA! EBOLA! Can I jump ahead!"

Most everyone laughed except one guy who was from the UK, had a really nervous look on his face

[MineralMan]

4. Ignorance is rife in this country.

It reminds me of this conversation:

Him: "So, where do you live?"
Me: "In Southern California."
wait for it...
Him: "I have a friend who moved to San Diego. Bill Johnson. Maybe you know him?"

This kind of overreaction demonstrates how ignorant these school administrators are. They should all be fired for being too stupid to administer anything.

[riverbendviewgal]

5. I know this is for a fact

I live in Ontario and was visiting a person in NJ and she said her daughter lived in Alberta,, and have I bumped into her yet?


It is crazy but true. but there are plenty of people in Canada I know who are just as ill informed. People like those in DU are informed and read and know how to sort the lies/crazy misinformation from the truth. Otherwise I would have left DU long ago.

[City Lights]

6. Oh brother.

[RGinNJ]

8. Has anyone suggested to these, I must assume Fox news watchers,

that you can get Ebola form voting machines.

[lunasun]

19. Excellent!

[Lancero]

9. Overreaction, but still...

Three weeks of paid leave is something that a lot of teachers would love to have.

Overreaction? Sure. But still, I doubt the teacher has issues with that because hey - paid leave, that's always nice.

[upaloopa]

12. I would guess the teacher is dedicated and will

miss the chance to influence his/her class during that time. Teaching is a different thing than say my accounting job.

[lunasun]

20. + 1 and the students will have an absent teacher but Ebola

[KingCharlemagne]

10. Jesus H. Christ, this country (or portions thereof) has gone stark, raving mad. Well, at least

the teacher is getting paid during the 'leave'.

[Fumesucker]

13. Damn ignorant irrational southern redneck hillbillies

Well, I assume this was southern Maine.

[geek tragedy]

15. Backwoods of Maine is LePage country. nt

[B2G]

16. Well that is truly insane

And as an aside, anyone getting sick of the phrase 'out of an abudance of caution', a show of hands...

[Louisiana1976]

17. I agree 100%. Whoever decided she should take time off because she went to Dallas is nuits.