Three teachers shared a summer classroom at a school in the small town of Winkelman, Arizona, in June.<br />Nothing unusual about that. But according to CNN, all three contracted the novel coronavirus COVID-19. One of them died from the disease.<br />Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd was 61. She died June 26, less than two weeks after she tested positive.<br />The other two teachers -- Jena Martinez and Angela Skillings -- said they're still struggling with the effects of the virus.<br />All three teachers wore masks and gloves, used hand sanitizer, and socially distanced. Nevertheless, school officials say they still got sick.<br />Martinez says she still has a cough and lingering fatigue, and takes breathing treatments to relieve tightness in her chest.<br />Skillings says she thought she was getting better, but recently her cough returned full force. She tested a week ago and it came back positive again.<br />Skillings says that when it comes to reopening schools, children's emotional state must be taken into consideration.<br />What are we going to do to them emotionally if they take that virus home and give it to a family member or daycare worker or someone they are close to, and that person passes away? Angela Skillings, Teacher
