Grosse Pointe teacher resigns after board implements new COVID policy;Â teachers call out sick in support
By Amy Lange and FOX 2 Staff
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Grosse Pointe teachers call out sick after boardâs COVID decision
Following Monday s controversial COVID-19 policy decision by the Grosse Pointe board, one teacher resigned and 116 others called out sick on Wednesday in solidarity.
Teachers in the Grosse Pointe Public School district called out sick Wednesday after a well-liked teacher resigned following a contentious school board meeting. They said the board s new COVID-19 policy is putting the staff and students at risk.
Grosse Pointe North teacher Sean McCarroll resigned at Monday s school board meeting when the board voted to relax COVID protocols for in-person learning that he and other teachers say put more people at risk.