S.F. students face Zoom in a room at schools after 500 educators granted medical exemptions
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Laura Codicetti, principal Bryant Elementary school, waves as she leads students to parents waiting outside the school during school dismissal on April 20 in San Francisco. Bryant has two educators who are not returning to the classroom due to medical accommodations.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle
Thousands of San Francisco students heading back to their classrooms this month will be carrying their computers to school each day and sitting in front of a screen to learn from their teachers who will remain at home.
That’s because nearly 500 district teachers and classroom aides scheduled to return to in-person instruction won’t because they have a medical exemption, allowing them to continue teaching online even if their students are at school, where they are supervised by a credentialed substitute or other qualified staff member.