Forced Quarantine

Earlier this year, during my winter break, my brother was sent home two days before his high school finals. Someone in his class that he sat next/near to had contracted COVID, so as a precaution, he was sent home to quarantine. My brother was less worried about possibly having COVID himself, and more angry about having to make up his finals the next quarter (speaks a lot about our education system).

I asked him who was the person that got COVID, and he said it was probably the girl behind him, but she said she didn't have it, and her friend that sat next to her backed it up. We drew out the seating chart and concluded that it HAD to be that girl, because everyone who was sent to quarantine was sitting around her. I told him that she probably just lied about not having COVID, because people would probably get mad at her.

I personally would get angry myself if I was prevented from taking my finals, but I understand the girl's reasoning. No want wants to be bullied for getting sick, or called "COVID-girl," or whatever.

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January 28, 2020

Tina Chang

Tina Chang

HSE

Arizona State University

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English Education--K12

English Home & Family Life

English Emotion

English Health & Wellness

finals

lie

embarrassment

winter break

angry

bullied

sick

Arizona

quarantine

seating chart

HSE

highschool

English K-12

1/28/2021

1/28/2021