My elementary school aged kid was out sick for a week. The whole class either had some variation of the flu, covid or strep. I get an email from the teacher saying an essay is due this Wednesday and the few kids in class have been working on it all week, so the kids at home should log in and work on it too so they are done on time. I told my daughter, sick time is your time to rest and heal and not work and took the opportunity to learn to set boundaries. I'm so upset with the teacher though. Would love to hear some ideas on how to respond to the teacher that is constructive.