A Virginia 10-year-old died of Covid-19 complications just five days after she started showing symptoms, according to her parents, who said the girl may have been exposed to the virus as a result of being classroom 'nurse.'
Teresa Sperry’s Virginia school district is investigating a claim by her parents that her teacher had assigned her the job of “nurse,” which required her to escort sick students out of class.A Virginia 10-year-old died of Covid-19 complications just five days after she started showing symptoms, according to her parents, who said the girl may have been exposed to the virus as a result of being classroom"nurse.
"And she said that if the kids were sick and needed to go home, she had to go get their book bag and take it back,” Nicole SperrySuffolk Public Schools did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News, but Anthonette Ward, a Suffolk Public Schools spokeswoman, told The Virginian-Pilot that school rules stipulate that adults, not other children, should accompany kids who are showing possible Covid symptoms.
. By the weekend, she had a bad cough. Her mother took her to an emergency room, where Teresa was tested for strep throat and swabbed for Covid. Jeff Sperry tested positive for a breakthrough Covid infection while planning his daughter’s funeral, Nicole Sperry said on her Facebook page.
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