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In January, when over 700 people incarcerated at the jail contracted Covid-19 in less than a month, Pitre said that he started to display symptoms, describing aches, pains, and shortness of breath. Despite filing multiple medical requests, he said, he was given only Tylenol by jail staff, many of whom refused to wear masks. When Pitre tested positive, according to his attorney Megan Hopkins, his requests for medical evaluation went ignored. “They’ve moved him multiple times, and they won’t even replace the blankets he was using when he had the virus,” said Hopkins. “It took weeks for them to even give him an inhaler for his asthma.”
She s just been awesome, Morrissey said. We collaborate and work together many times, so she s helped me tremendously to help me be the teacher I am today.
Morrissey has been teaching for 17 years. He switched to education from a career in the mortgage field. I really try to find strengths in all the kids and try to meet them where they are, Morrissey explained.
He s part of a small, but growing number of male kindergarten teachers. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer than 3% of pre-school and kindergarten teachers are men.
This week s National Teacher Appreciation week comes after more than a year of teaching during a pandemic.