With five days left before her son’s grades were due for the end of the grading period, Lynn Heinrich received a call that her son, Miles, hadn t been turning in school work for three weeks.
Heinrich, who works to maintain her own business, questioned why she was notified that the work wasn’t received after three days in a row or even a week after.
Yet in December she brought Miles into her office to ensure he was doing school work but received an email from his teacher saying it still wasn’t turned in.
“It was still all zeros,” Heinrich said. “And I was like, ‘I’m done.’ He was defeated. He was crying. He’s like, ‘I did it.’ I know he did it. I watched him.”
Cumberland County teachers say they’re ready to take the COVID-19 vaccine because it will help protect their students, their families and the community.
The county Health Department is working on plans to be sure teachers can be vaccinated. Health Director Jennifer Green is holding weekly meetings with educators to be sure they are familiar with how to register to get the vaccine.
Marvin Connelly Jr., superintendent of Cumberland County Schools, said teachers could start getting the vaccine later this month. Health officials think all teachers might have an opportunity to get it by early March, he said.
Whitney Igleasias, who teaches English and language arts to sixth-graders at Anne Chesnutt Middle School, said she will be taking the vaccine. She said she feels a responsibility to her students and to the community.