Florida elementary school teacher David Galloway is 64, has type II diabetes, and is married to a breast cancer survivor.<br />Last week, Florida announced that all schools would soon have to open five days a week, despite the state’s record-setting number of COVID-19 cases.<br />Galloway is one of many aging or immunocompromised teachers who may quit or retire early if they have to return full-time to the classroom.<br />Nearly 20% of private and public school teachers are over the age of 65, an age group that is especially vulnerable to COVID-19.<br />According to HuffPost, teachers near or in this age range must wrestle with a number of knowns and unknowns.<br />How long they can make their money last if they quit? Is it worth it to leave a job over health concerns? And what if they can't get health insurance?<br />We’ve gone from being the heroic teachers back in March, but now they want us to go over to the trenches like World War I. It’s been a fast fall from hero to cannon fodder. David Galloway Teacher
