Covid 19 coronavirus: A dying teacher, worrying over students to his last breaths
Covid 19 coronavirus: A dying teacher, worrying over students to his last breaths 27 Jan, 2021 08:55 PM 9 minutes to read Erick Ortiz with his family on his birthday. "Dad was everything to them," Maria Ortiz said of the couple's three children. Photo / Brandon Thibodeaux, The New York Times New York Times By: Dan Levin The death of a beloved educator in Houston, like others across the country, has deepened teachers' fears and conflict over in-person instruction. Erick Ortiz lay in a hospital bed just before Thanksgiving, struggling to breathe. Unable to see his family, he t...