[Jrabbit]

Do you even know what a teacher makes salary wise. What an ignorant comment.

[Morpheus2009]

I know teachers get paid little, but the operating costs of the school heavily depend on the children actually physically attending. Without the children physically there, the buses aren’t being used, the cafeterias don’t need to provide food, less custodial, etc.

[familyop]

"Do you even know what a teacher makes salary wise. What an ignorant comment."

In small towns on the Rockies in Colorado, elementary school teachers were getting over $43,000 per year for their first year. That was before 2010.

[familyop]

I worked in one of those schools, by the way.

[familyop]

...as a substitute teacher.

[jospehm20]

$46,500 starting salary for a teacher in Killeen, TX in 2017-18. Not bad for a 22-23 year old who works 9 months of the year. They can make more working summer, coaching, etc. Per capita income in Bell County, TX in 2019 was $25,911 and median household income was $54,184. Teachers don’t have it as bad as many people think. That’s without getting into the very good perks they get.

https://schools.killeenisd.org/cms/lib/TX02205734/Centricity/Domain/659/Placement%20Schedule%202017-18%2046500.pdf

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/bellcountytexas

[SmokingJoe]

See # 56, 57, 58
And by the way just how much a teacher makes has nothing to do with it. They are getting paid for staying home. Ergo the teachers unions have little to no interest in getting back to school.
Putting them on furlough might help sharpen their thinking.
The coronavirus fatality rates for school age kids is close to zero. Why are schools closed again?