A group of students at Madison West High School is protesting the district’s decision to remove a teacher because she is immuno-compromised and won’t return to in-person learning.
Spanish teacher Deana Zorko told her students that last Friday would be her last day. She had been teaching her classes virtually.
Although Zorko has been vaccinated, her doctors say she is still at high risk if she contracts the virus. The students are asking the Madison Metropolitan School District to reinstate her.
A spokesperson says Zorko wasn’t terminated, but she accepted a position teaching Spanish in the district’s Madison Promise, a virtual learning program.