I see many parents and children without masks in the beach community where I now live. In checking the American Academy of Pediatrics website about the illness in children, I found there have been 90 deaths in children and 389 confirmed case to date. I am puzzled why some schools are still planning to open without adequate safety precautions. Losing a child is one of the most painful things that can ever happen to a parent. How can any parent expose their children to the corona virus when preventive measure could save them is beyond my understanding. Yes, people in American say they want the freedom to do whatever they want, but when a child's life is at risk that makes no sense.
If the schools are going to re-open, drastic safety measure should be taken. Is the ventilation system safe and can there be social distancing and is everyone wearing masks? What about sanitizing the rooms, door knobs, bathrooms and other similar precautions. Are these being taken? Are temperatures being taken daily and what if a child appears ill? Does every school a nurse? One statistic I found reported that just 40% of schools had nurses on a daily basis and 35% had them part-time. So who checks on a possibly ill child and where does the child go if the parents are not available?
I would not send a child or teen to school at this point unless I was very sure everything possible was done to keep the child safe. I think all parents have to be very assertive and possibility aggressive with their school personnel to be sure their children are safe.
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