There have been 180,000 cases of this terrible virus in children since last month. Children are not immune despite the lies the administration is putting out. 338,000 children have become infected and can infect their parents, family members, teachers, and others. I would be very hesitant to send a child back to school at this point unless I could be sure many safety precautions were taken. No child is going to stay away from friends, wear a mask all day, and keep 6 feet away from their friends.
There was an interesting article in yesterday's New York Times by Joanna Schroeder. She stated that for some children learning at home or on-line has been a blessing. These are children with ADHD, children who are constantly being bullied, some children with disabilities who find it hard to keep up with their peers and very shy children. There are also children for whom the noise of classmates and the need to do things slowly and with lots of time find school a problem. Also teens who need lots of sleep are happy if they can start the day later, go slowly and even take a nap if they need to. Perhaps schools are going to have to re-think how they are educating some children when this pandemic is finally over. Perhaps a few good things have come out of this awful time.
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