Two San Antonio Independent School District teachers and the cafeteria manager at a Northside Independent School District campus all passed away within weeks of each other this summer due to complications from COVID-19. In response to the deaths of the three women, KSAT reached out to the school districts in the San Antonio area to see if there are plans in place in the event that a teacher or student dies of COVID-19 during the school year. The replies were similar, with every district spokesperson who responded stating that districts would follow the same procedure already in place for any student or teacher death. East Central Independent School District spokesperson Brandon Oliver said the district also provides follow-up care for those most affected. TEA knows that every district already has established processes in the Emergency Operations Plans to respond to the death of a student or staff member, Pawlik-Perales said.

SAN ANTONIO – A kindergarten teacher in the San Antonio Independent School District has died due to complications from the novel coronavirus, district officials said Wednesday. Melissa Martinez, who taught at Rogers Academy, passed away Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson with SAISD. She is loved immensely and will be greatly missed by the Will Rogers Academy Family.”SAISD did not provide the date Martinez tested positive for COVID-19. Read the full statement from SAISD:We have learned that an SAISD kindergarten teacher, Melissa Martinez from Rogers Academy, has passed away. SAISD elementary school teacher dies after battle with COVID-19, district saysAlso on July 24, Northside ISD Leon Valley Elementary School cafeteria manager Michelle Villarreal died from COVID-19 complications, her husband told KSAT.