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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, it's OK for kids and parents/ teachers to get together in these "pods" -- or even, as I've heard is happening in California -- form defacto schools of 20 + children -- but it's not OK for them to be in "real school?"

Got it.[/quote]

This is why scientists are lousy at public policy. They never think beyond step one with regard to human behavior.  Step One: We're going to make all the kids stay home from school, that way they won't give the virus to each other.

Okay.  Now what happens?  It is not sustainable for working parents -- especially those who have to go to their workplace to do their job, but even people who can work from home -- to work and educate/babysit their children.  So, the parents who can afford it basically pay to recreate school, with all of the attendant health risks, and the parents who can't afford to leave their kids alone, with even greater risks to health and safety.  So, now, we haven't ameliorated the health risk, and we've added additional risk with unattended children, PLUS the added bonus of increasing educational disparity between the wealthy and less-privileged.

Good job, experts!

P.S. -- I do have say that the pediatricians are speaking out about this.  It seems to be the epidemiologists who are on the "we can't open schools" bandwagon.  Why aren't we listening to the people who actually take care of the kids?  [/quote]

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