It is with great sadness that we report on DOE employees who have lost their lives to COVID-19 since March 16, 2020.
Each number represents a life, a member of one the DOE school communities or offices, and each one showed dedication, commitments, and service to our 1.1 million students. Though these deaths are not confirmed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) as related to COVID-19, they were self-reported to us as such. Out of respect for the privacy of families during their mourning we are limiting the level of detail, and we are not disclosing lists of names of those who we have lost.
As of June 22 , 2020 we have lost 79 DOE employees:
- 75 school-based employees
- 31 are teachers
- 28 are paraprofessionals
- 5 are food service staffers
- 3 are guidance counselors
- 2 are administrators
- 2 are facilities staff
- 2 are school aides
- 1 is a parent coordinator
- 1 is a School Computer Technology Specialist
- 4 central office employees
Tributes to our Lost Heros
Visit the Staff Tributes page which is dedicated to telling some of the stories of the colleagues who we lost far too soon.
Staff Supports
Staff can sign into the InfoHub to find information about confidential grief counseling and crisis support.