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[b]Infectious disease expert after infectious disease expert have written pieces on why kids need to be back in school. [/b] The only so-called "scientists" arguing for kids to stay home are anonymous dcum posters.[/quote]

Huh? Infectious disease experts are experts in infectious diseases, not in education or child psychology or even public health.[/quote]

Precisely.  Infectious disease experts are the experts on the dangers from Covid and [b]they recognize that the dangers to children are relatively low[/b].  Obviously DL is subpar for the education and psychological well being of children.  It is only proper when the dangers from the infectious disease have to outweigh education and psychological well being.  If any group would argue in favor of keeping schools closed, it would be the infectious disease experts, not those primarily concerned about children's education or psychological health.[/quote]

Here's the 6,453,897th post on this forum since June stating that children live in families and communities with people whose risks are higher. [/quote]

And that's why their rights to a proper education and socialization should be completely disregarded? Even though data keeps mounting that shows that kids and schools are not superspreaders, i.e. not drivers of community spread? And even though the harmful effects of closed schools have been widely documented? We have an ethical decision to make, and most countries have come to the conclusion that kids have rights, too, and schools need to open despite the pandemic.

Here is a new article that looks at the actual evidence:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/schools-arent-superspreaders/616669/[/quote]

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