Joanna Guzman
KVEO 23
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Brownsville educators are voicing their concerns about how administration is handling the pandemic.
“The new Superintendent doesn’t do everything possible to help reduce the risk of exposure,” said Association of Brownsville Educators Representative, Ida Abeldano.
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Brownsville Independent School District employees are posting pictures on social media of expired hand sanitizers they say, were given to them by the district.
“It was probably sitting at the warehouse this whole time because we researched the company and that company doesn’t even make that sanitizer anymore. It’s that old,” Abeldano said.
Abeldano claimed employees were given sanitizers that expired as far back as 2011.
“It smelled horrible, it was very sticky and gooey. They had to wash their hands a couple times and it was still leaving residue on their hands,” she added.
According to Abeldano, administrators stopped distributing the hand sanitizers only to replace them with expired sanitizing wipes.
“It’s a very serious thing. In our area, a lot of people have compromised health issues,” she emphasized.
What’s even more to her is the passing of another BISD employee.
“A custodian that lost her life. She was a working employee and left from what we haven’t been able to confirm left the campus feeling ill and lost her battle this morning to COVID,” said Abeldano.
She said employees have been working for three weeks already but have not received the proper PPE nor a safety plan.
“It brings up the issues of the rest of the employees that have worked throughout the summer. The custodians, the food service. Were they all given proper PPE or was this what they were having to work with as well?”
KVEO/CBS4 reached out to Brownsville ISD multiple times for a comment but have yet to hear back. The district said on its Facebook page they received two truck loads of PPE from the Texas Education Agency just yesterday.
The post does not say when that supply will be distributed.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Brownsville educators are voicing their concerns about how administration is handling the pandemic.
“The new Superintendent doesn’t do everything possible to help reduce the risk of exposure,” said Association of Brownsville Educators Representative, Ida Abeldano.
Brownsville Independent School District employees are posting pictures on social media of expired hand sanitizers they say, were given to them by the district.“It was probably sitting at the warehouse this whole time because we researched the company and that company doesn’t even make that sanitizer anymore. It’s that old,” Abeldano said.
Abeldano claimed employees were given sanitizers that expired as far back as 2011.
“It smelled horrible, it was very sticky and gooey. They had to wash their hands a couple times and it was still leaving residue on their hands,” she added.
According to Abeldano, administrators stopped distributing the hand sanitizers only to replace them with expired sanitizing wipes.
“It’s a very serious thing. In our area, a lot of people have compromised health issues,” she emphasized.
What’s even more to her is the passing of another BISD employee.
“A custodian that lost her life. She was a working employee and left from what we haven’t been able to confirm left the campus feeling ill and lost her battle this morning to COVID,” said Abeldano.
She said employees have been working for three weeks already but have not received the proper PPE nor a safety plan.
“It brings up the issues of the rest of the employees that have worked throughout the summer. The custodians, the food service. Were they all given proper PPE or was this what they were having to work with as well?”
KVEO/CBS4 reached out to Brownsville ISD multiple times for a comment but have yet to hear back. The district said on its Facebook page they received two truck loads of PPE from the Texas Education Agency just yesterday.
The post does not say when that supply will be distributed.