Teachers in at least five states have died with coronavirus since fall semester started
Teachers in at least five states have died from COVID-19 since the fall semester started, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
At least six teachers across Iowa, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina have died since early August as students return for the school year. It is unknown whether these teachers became infected at school, but several attempted to quarantine to avoid infecting other students and educators.
Special education teacher AshLee DeMarinis died on Sunday after showing symptoms four days after the start of school for John Evans Middle School in Potosi, Mo. The 34-year-old, who suffered from asthma, spent three weeks on a ventilator in the hospital, the Post reported.
In Columbia, S.C., third grade teacher Demetria “Demi” Bannister from Windsor Elementary School died this week after experiencing complications from COVID-19, according to newspaper The State. High school history teacher Tom Slade, 53, who worked at Vancleave High School in Mississippi, died on Sunday of the coronavirus, the Biloxi Sun Herald reported.
Assistant high school football coach Nacoma James, 42, also died of the virus. He was a teacher at Lafayette Middle School, Mississippi Today reported.....