US coronavirus: Quit my job, or risk serious illness? Parents and teachers face grueling decisions as schools reopen

“I am actually afraid for my life,” says one teacher with asthma who just learned students will be in her classroom in a few weeks. “I’m not going to be able to teach any children if I am having to take extended medical leave or if I die.” But if classes stay online, millions of working parents might have to quit their jobs if they don’t have access to child care.