10-11-2020, 08:10 PM
Wanna reopen schools (and keep them open)?
Wear those masks and treat COVID like a deadly, once in a century pandemic with the respect it has already earned.
Attending football games, going to beaches, hosting massive college house parties, and other similar things simply can't happen if schools are the priority. Sadly, in the USA we have prioritized watching football, attending events in bars and restaurants, and a host of other activities that should be discouraged if we want a shot at keeping schools open.
The winter is rather easy to predict from here. With schools open partially or not at all the working poor will need daytime childcare they can't afford. In most cases that will mean the children will be at home on their own or will be with elderly family members in the area or they will cluster with friends possibly watching dozens of children. Each method has problems for the children and/or the care providers and COVID will be one of the victors.
Wear those masks and treat COVID like a deadly, once in a century pandemic with the respect it has already earned.
Attending football games, going to beaches, hosting massive college house parties, and other similar things simply can't happen if schools are the priority. Sadly, in the USA we have prioritized watching football, attending events in bars and restaurants, and a host of other activities that should be discouraged if we want a shot at keeping schools open.
The winter is rather easy to predict from here. With schools open partially or not at all the working poor will need daytime childcare they can't afford. In most cases that will mean the children will be at home on their own or will be with elderly family members in the area or they will cluster with friends possibly watching dozens of children. Each method has problems for the children and/or the care providers and COVID will be one of the victors.