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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are on week 3 of the omicron surge (which began before the holidays & travel). South Africa's surge lasted a month. It may be some schools close next week but after that it's entirely possible this surge will be over. And no, opening schools won't supercharge cases (just as it didn't in September), people are doing a good enough job of that just by living their best lives.[/quote]

If a surge is happening even while school is out, let the surge ride out for the next two weeks without adding fuel to the fire by sending kids back.  Don't overwhelm the healthcare system all at once when all the kids go back to school contagious. [/quote]

School reopening in the past has not significantly increased cases. School closures have significantly decreased learning.[/quote]

That's wrong. Failing to test and asymptomatic students might've made it seem that way to some but actual studies done in the UK indicated that schools were one of the main drivers of infection. Also, just look at the rates in the community versus what random testing turned up in NYC schools. TLDR: students were 2X-3X more likely to have covid than the community rate.[/quote]

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