[teejers1]

 It just is not  good policy to have private schools give privileged kids a clear path from the virus and its impact, while less privileged take on damage from it.

Why not?  We've been told here that in-person instruction isn't all that important to educating our youth . . . Obviously, it's not deemed "essential."

More seriously, at least you own your position.  I'd love to hear that out of the governor's office (and the public teachers' union), if this is, in fact, what's going on.  More fundamentally, I'd at least like the question asked by reporters.  You know . . . try to do your job by getting to the factors leading to policy decisions.

One last question:  do you think correlating mask wearing and lower hospital usage (which you figure must be valid, if it correlates with reduced spread), and then stating that counties with X% hospital capacity will be allowed to have in-person instruction, would create societally positive incentives?

I would think that would be an overwhelming incentive for families to have everyone wear masks, irrespective of political views or socioeconomic status.  Almost everyone wants their kids to be educated at schools with peers (and those that don't are not really relevant to this discussion, anyway).

[teejers1]

 It just is not  good policy to have private schools give privileged kids a clear path from the virus and its impact, while less privileged take on damage from it.

Why not?  We've been told here that in-person instruction isn't all that important to educating our youth . . . Obviously, it's not deemed "essential."

More seriously, at least you own your position.  I'd love to hear that out of the governor's office (and the public teachers' union), if this is, in fact, what's going on.  More fundamentally, I'd at least like the question asked by reporters.  You know . . . try to do your job by getting to the factors leading to policy decisions.

One last question:  do you think correlating mask wearing and lower hospital usage (which you figure must be valid, if it correlates with reduced spread), and then stating that counties with X% hospital capacity will be allowed to have in-person instruction, would create societally positive incentives?

I would think that would be an overwhelming incentive for families to have everyone wear masks, irrespective of political views or socioeconomic status.  Almost everyone wants their kids to be educated at schools with peers (and those that don't are not really relevant to this discussion, anyway).