Replies(24) The survey of over 4,000 educators was conducted by the American Federation of Teachers and the Connecticut Education Association, a teacher advocacy and lobbying group. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT —Gov. Ned Lamont has long contended that, as a result of their regular deep cleaning regimens and ability to easily enforce virus mitigation protocols such as mask-wearing and social distancing, schools were the "safest places to be." A new survey of Connecticut teachers shows they clearly disagree. In fact, 68.8 percent of the educators polled disagreed with the governor's assessment of the workplace's safety during the Age of Coronavirus, and another 17.44 percent were "unsure."