Hundreds resign, retire amid extremely challenging year for educators
and last updated 2021-03-16 08:10:34-04
KILLEEN, TX â Thousands of teachers have resigned or retired over the last year, but what s more, is the number of educators who ve died across our nation from COVID-19.
As many districts continue looking at mitigating viruses in the years to come, the Killeen Educators Association highlights the challenges faculty still face. Yes the kids might be okay, but they re not going to empty schools they re not going to empty classrooms, they re going to people who could very much well die from this virus, said Jennifer Lee, an educator with KISD.
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A Killeen Independent School District high school teacher died from COVID-19, according to a social media post from the Killeen Educators Association.
David âScottâ Dumler, 55, a Killeen High School history teacher with over two decades of teaching in KISD under his belt, succumbed to complications from COVID-19, according to the Killeen Educators Association.
âEven as antimaskers rally at the Bell County Courthouse we have received a report of a longtime Killeen High School coach passing from COVID-19,â Killeen Educators Association posted Sunday. âWe mourn his passing even as we continue to advocate for safety during the still active pandemic. We continue to strongly support the districtâs decision to continue its mask mandate.â