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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In about two weeks, one of two things is going to happen:

1. A huge number of protesters will be in the hospital with COVID-19

2. There won't be a huge number of protests in the hospital with COVID-19, and social distancing will quickly end for everyone but the elderly and people with issues with their immune systems.

And then we will have a much better idea of whether schools will be open in the fall.[/quote]

Please, please let it be scenario 2. The economic strain, the ever widening of the achievement gap, and the socioemotional damage that is being every day we keep public schools closed or on a rotating schedule cannot be overstated. The idea that getting kids back at school every day is not the number 1 priority of reopening is complexly beyond me. I can do a year without going to a restaurant. A year with my kid “remote learning” or at best on a rotating schedule? Not do much. And the families for whom this will be a matter of keeping their home or getting food on the table when they are forced with the challenge of keeping a job or leaving their kids alone all day? Not every job can be done remotely. And not everyone has the privilege to decide whether to keep their job and hire a babysitter or stay at home.[/quote]

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