Employees are in middle school so if something happens they should get a day off or something.

You consider it normal working condition if you're right next to the corpse of a colleague? As in literally, because that's what the article is about: being made to work right next to the corpse

In think that's quiet extreme, honestly. Wat beyond what it'd expect any supervisor to ask of the employees.

most people have some connections to their co-workers. And if one of your friends dies right in front of you... it should be human decency to at least give then some time to settle until the body has been taken care off.