I am "up North" for the summer. Here, there is zero social distancing by kids. They are playing football, basketball, soccer, softball, etc. There is little league baseball going on. The beach is wall to wall kids, all about 3" apart. For the kids, there is absolutely nothing to be gained by not reopening schools. The issue is will teachers and staff be safe?
Some parents can't go to work if their kids are not in school. I have heard child psychologists talk about how destructive it is for kids not to have a school environment. We have to try to find ways to mitigate the risk for teachers, but go ahead with reopening. We have no idea when and how this pandemic will end. We can't stay closed forever.
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