I found the initial position on need to reopen schools odd, especially with no reference or consideration of health safety.
Our schools have become more than education centers. They are expected to meet needs for full nutritional support, physical and mental abuse, medical care, emotional support, full support for all handicapped students and many provide daycare/after school care. They are social service centers providing education on the side, in some areas.
How much can we continue to add to our school systems, teachers and students? Teachers can't teach effectively when managing so many aspect of many children's lives. How can we ask them to be on the front line, trying to protect students and themselves from those they know are living in an environment they could bring Covid right into the classroom? How do they handle the parent who says, my kid ain't wearing no mask, or kids coming to school sick and the parent can't be located for hours? Kids home sick in an undesirable environment, trying to recover, needing food or fluids? How do we handle these type situations?
There is way more to this school reopening than folks are looking at. The guidelines are for health safety, I'm not sure anyone, other than teachers are looking at the big picture.
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