So, I currently work for a school district and have been there for about 5 months. Unfortunately, I contracted Covid last month and had to be out of the office. On January 19 I got tested and it turned out positive so I followed protocol and let my boss know. They sent it up the chain and because I started showing symptoms on January 16 they did the 5 day quarantine rule from the day symptoms started vs when I was diagnosed and informed me that I was to report to work on January 24.
My son also goes to the same school district I work in and he also had Covid. (lucky us) However for the kids the quarantine time is longer and they mandated he stay home until January 27. As you can already tell this makes absolutely no sense. Any who my boss was like you can use Covid leave for the 20 and 21 but for the other days that you have to be out you will need to use your own leave.
I was super pissed because the school basically has staff and students on completely different quarantine schedules. Keep in mind, I am a new district employee so I don't have tons of time built up, so I was like I'll just take unpaid time for my days out.
Every since this incident, my boss has been acting pissy at me. I mean it is not my fault the district administrators have a shitty covid policy, I mean what do they expect, for me to leave my kid at home alone or blow through what little leave I have accrued.
Do you think I am the asshole for this and why do you think my boss was pissed? Either way, I would not be in the office, also it is not like I could send my son to school when they informed me that it is mandatory that he stay home.