However, districts across the state are fining teachers $1,000 if they resigned too close to the start of school, 360aproko news Salt Lake City reported.

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Cathy Gray, a sixth-grade teacher in Salt Lake County, told the station that she is being fined for her late resignation. She said there was no other way to keep herself and her students safe.

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“I would not do it if I did not think it was in the best interest of kids and schools in general,” she said. “I wouldn’t be able to keep kids safe at the level that their parents were expecting me to based on the plans that were put out.”

Earlier this month, more than 500 Granite school teachers protested the district’s safety plans for reopening schools, saying that it doesn’t consider national health recommendations for social distancing, 360aproko news reported.

Many school districts in the state are taking a hybrid approach to reopening, with both in-person and online learning options.