UpdatedFri, Jan 15, 2021 at 8:45 am ET
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LARGO, FL — As Tampa Bay public school teachers begin their second week of the second semester, many are still worried that they're putting their lives at risk each day they enter their classroom.
Bianca Goolsby, founder of a Tampa Bay teachers advocacy and activist organization, Teaching for the Culture, said Tampa Bay educators are more stressed than ever about the coronavirus as the positivity rate in Florida continues to rise and hospitals report running out of beds.