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You are reading much more into what I am saying than what I said.

I said we prioritize children's lives over adults (lives). Meaning, if something kills 100 adults (going to work at a grocery store) our reaction is very different than if that thing (or in this case something similar) kills 100 kids (going to school). [b]If there are even 10 dead kids in this country because they went to school, parents are going to be too scared to send their kids to school.[/b] This is largely because we view kids as being helpless and we view adults of having a choice to work or not work (even though that is often not true). [/quote]

"In the United States, 675 children 12 years old and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle crashes, and nearly 116,000 were injured in 2017"

https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/child_passenger_safety/cps-factsheet.html[/quote]

There is no danger of a child being involved in s motor vehicle accident in the classroom. There is a possibility of s child being exposed to COVID in the classroom and endangering the lives of family members by exposing them to the virus.

My colleague’s spouse died of COVID (in a hospital in MD, with no family members present). A friend’s sibling has been on a ventilator for weeks and is rapidly deteriorating. Two people in my neighborhood had complications with COVID (both hospitalized). I think if people have family members or friends who have suffered or lost their lives dealing with COVID, they would feel differently about the situation.

I am a teacher in Montgomery County (25+ years). There is no doubt that in-person learning is the best environment for children. Distance learning is a challenge for sure. However, I have serious reservations about returning to the classroom before it is safe to do so. A classroom is a Petri dish of germs. Parents regularly send their sick children to school (giving them a fever reducer before sending them off to school). The flu spread like wild fire through my classroom this past winter. I trust myself and precautions I would take. However, I do not trust the parents in the community to take the same precautions and be truthful with symptoms, exposure, etc. I also have a spouse who has underlying conditions that it him at risk for severe illness if he were to contract COVID.

A new study (from Yale) is showing that “silent spreaders” could be responsible for half of cases. So much transmission can happen before people are actively ill. There are no easy answers. [/quote]

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