Colorado teachers call out Governor Polis on COVID-19 testing claims
Colorado teachers question if Gov. Polis has true sense of their situation
By: Adi Guajardo
and last updated 2021-01-28 19:16:39-05
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. â Colorado teachers are calling out Gov. Jared Polis for making inaccurate statements during an interview on CNN.
He said educators in Colorado are getting âtwo testsâ a week on national television.
Two Douglas County School District teachers said they are not getting two COVID-19 tests a week.
He had a lengthy response, but teachers said they were stunned when he said educators are getting two tests every week. He didn t clarify what kind of tests, but teachers we spoke with said it s clear he was talking about COVID-19 test.
Colorado Teachers Criticize Gov. Polis on COVID-19 Test Claims
In an interview on CNN, Governor Polis made claims about how much teachers in our state were getting tested. However, after hearing the statements, Colorado s educators were quick to correct him. Our state is applying free, medical-grade masks to teachers. We are providing two tests per week to every educator, so all of these make schools one of the safer places to be during the pandemic.
Teachers were quick to speak out on social media, and many told Denver7 that they don t know what he s talking about. Maria Volker is a social studies and Spanish teacher with the Douglas County School District interviewed by Denver7 who said, We don’t have two tests a week. I don’t know any teacher that does.