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[quote=Anonymous]I feel like there is a basic fact about COVID that IS known, but that gets overlooked.  It is not just a matter of making sure that somehow kids and teachers stay 6 feet away and wear masks, and wipe down surfaces--although with the new guidance that has come out suggesting that infection through surfaces is not the major way COVID is spread makes that less important.  The other major factor that determines transmission rates is the duration of time spent in a location, and how ventilated that location is.  School classrooms are not well ventilated (many classrooms don't even have windows, and those that do are tiny, and kids and teachers will be in classrooms for 6 to 7 hours a day.  And for multiple days a week.  
I think that it is clear why teachers are reluctant to be in such a scenario.  If adults are being told to minimize our risk to getting infected by avoiding indoor cramped locations, why do we think that teachers and our kids should be exposed to this multiple days a week?  If we do say so, then let's be honest--we are telling the teachers that they just shouldn't worry if they catch COVID.  And parents, don't worry if your kids are exposed and carry it home....sure, you very well will then get it...  it's BS.  But that is exactly what folks who think that the teachers are just scared....hell yeah, they are scared.  
This article discusses some studies that show how people at a MUCH greater risk are those that have extended exposure.  
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/5/22/21265180/cdc-coronavirus-surfaces-social-distancing-guidelines-covid-19-risks[/quote]

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