"Totally heartbroken."
"I feel like a sacrificial lamb."
"I thought I was a teacher. Oh no, a social worker. Wait, a police officer. Now a front-line health care worker. Just stop!!!"
Teachers from different parts of the country are feeling uneasy about going back into the classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic, with cases surpassing 5 million over the weekend. Many districts are not mandating that students wear masks, only teachers, despite research showing the effectiveness of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and as cases among young people rise.
After asking for anonymous coronavirus confessions from teachers, NBC News received hundreds of responses in days. See a sample below from those who are scared, fear for their family members, or are feeling optimistic about their school reopening.
Click here to see all the latest confessions from teachers.
