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Children Going Back To School This Fall

Logician Man

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One simple question: Would you risk sending your child or grandchild going back to public schools this fall with the current numbers being reported, and the risk of becoming infected/carriers Yes or No? Why, or why not?
 
Logician Man said:
One simple question: Would you risk sending your child or grandchild going back to public schools this fall with the current numbers being reported, and the risk of becoming infected/carriers Yes or No? Why, or why not?
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Not willingly, but I probably won't have much control over it.
 
This is Trump... he needs schools open, so he can have people working, for the hope of an economy he can run on for a 2nd term.

If a few people are killed along the way, including kids, Trump and his “pro-life” supporters will cheer anyway.
 
Our kids have all tested positive for the virus, so hopefully, that means they're immune.
 
The mortality rate of children that have COVID-19 is rather low. Of course sending your children to schools in this situation is something you don't want to do, but you can't just isolate yourself forever.
 
I sent my kids back to school two months ago...
 
Yes, because the alternative is unnaceptable.
 
Imagine us essential workers that have had to go to work this entire time, and drop our kids off at daycare every day, wondering if we'll get the call that they got sick because the nation would apparently crumble if we took a few months off.
 
Given the current numbers being reported? Absolutely. So long as your child has no underlying conditions, there's probably more risk associated with getting kids to and from school than there is from COVID.
 
My kids all went to Catholic Schools. I trust them and their judgement. Ditto for my governor.

As to Trump ordering the kids go back to school - what's his plan? I haven't heard it.
 
Taylor said:
Given the current numbers being reported? Absolutely. So long as your child has no underlying conditions, there's probably more risk associated with getting kids to and from school than there is from COVID.
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While there is indeed risk to kids, I am also concerned with the risks the kids propagate to those they further come in contact with outside school.
 
Nobody mentions the risk to the school staff from being contained with any number of potentially infected children. Can you teach a 6 year old to keep a mask on?

Nobody mentions the not inconsiderable extra costs to maintain social distancing and to provide additional cleaning staff and equipment. Don't expect government to help your town hold down taxes to pay for this.

Having said that I agree that online teaching isn't cutting it. It's going to take a while to get online infrastructure up and running properly. I have a teacher in my local household who teaches online every evening who is very frustrated by the lack of human interaction one gets by being with the class. You may see a students face on your screen but you won't see the phone with the game on it being held off camera.


We are desperate to fall back on an existing structure because we have nothing in place to replace it.
 
Chomsky said:
While there is indeed risk to kids, I am also concerned with the risks the kids propagate to those they further come in contact with outside school.
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Thus far, the data suggests that kids are much less likely to get the virus and much less likely to transmit the virus. I would only have reservations if I had a kid with underlying conditions, or if someonein the household had underlying conditions or was otherwise more susceptible.

Everything I've read has suggested that closing schools has had only a minor impact (if any) on the spread of the virus. Schools should be among the first things to reopen.
 
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I'm not aware. But besides the parents, many of us live in multi-generational households. Regardless, I can't imagine it's a good thing if middle-aged parents get it.
 
Bodhisattva said:
I sent my kids back to school two months ago...
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You also live in a Country that has had extremely low numbers of COVID overall and very few new cases in the last three months, Bodi. There's only been 2 new cases confirmed in your entire Country in the last two days.
 
Chomsky said:
I'm not aware. But besides the parents, many of us live in multi-generational households. Regardless, it's not a good thing if middle-aged parents get it.
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In our county, parents are given the choice of sending kids back to traditional school or committing to an entire semester of virtual school. Thus far it's about 60/40, which means the classrooms will only be partially filled, and households with health concerns can keep kids at home. Seems like a workable balance if the system has the resources to split things up that way.
 
Yeah, I think a hybrid system is the way to go.
 
Helix said:
Not willingly, but I probably won't have much control over it.
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I intentionally try to keep politics out of most of my threads/OPs. Helix, but I have kids who have have kids who have kids. I love them all dearly, and all kids dearly. I understand that different folks have different socio-economic situations, but no way in hell would I send my kids, grand kids, or great grand kids back into an unknown that could/may very well jeopardize their health, or those who they come into contact with, ad I have family who disagree with me, which I fully understand. That's not saying I expect all to be on the same page as myself; just my personal opinion/stance on this issue. My hope is that all the kids, and their loved ones, don't find out the hard way, that opting to send their loved ones back to school turns out to be a major disaster. Color me old school, I guess. Where family is concerned, I always err on the side of caution. But I certainly would never throw stones towards anyone that decides to take another path. eace
 
Chomsky said:
Yeah, I think a hybrid system is the way to go.
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Not for low income who do not have access to I pads/laptops.
A good number do not have internet access or have limited data prepaid, data cost overage is expensive and teaching online well exceeds the data prepaid limits

Teaching this way is simply not affordable for far to many.

States have lost significant revenues, and education will be cut just as Police & city workers are due to budget cuts.

Single parent, works, 8 year old- and that is not unusual
 

my wife works in education, and we live in a red state. at lest she has a union, but she'll have to go back when they tell her to, and that means kiddo goes back, too. i'm hoping for the bast.
 
Logician Man said:
One simple question: Would you risk sending your child or grandchild going back to public schools this fall with the current numbers being reported, and the risk of becoming infected/carriers Yes or No? Why, or why not?
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DeBlozo said a poll in NYC showed 75% wanted their kids back in school
 
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