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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in Orange County, California.  Our private school opened on time and the public schools opened last week.  DS’s school has mask and distancing requirements but goes full time as the classes were already small.

But here’s what I think seems to be different in thinking from what I read here:  the only thing the kids here do is school.  Other than that we are still all very much in shutdown mode.  [b]No play dates, no bike riding with friends, no restaurants, no parties, no pods - nothing but school[/b].  Reopening was contingent on low numbers in the community only.  And they will shutdown again if the numbers go up.

I think this is the only way to go.  We have to prioritize school and let go of everything else for awhile.  [/quote]
Which obviously isn't going to happen because &lt;insert excuse about my 7 year old's mental health here&gt;. So enjoy Zoom school.[/quote]

DP, but you have it backwards.  Inasmuch as community transmission is part of the reason schools here are closed, those numbers are being driven by risky *adult* activities: indoor restaurants, bars, gyms.  Not kids on playgrounds or riding their bikes.  Moreover, if kids here could be in school, that would largely meet their needs for socialization, so parents wouldn't do pods, etc.  (Yes, children do need socialization.  That it's a point of debate still boggles my mind; also, again, children are not the problem, it's the adults.) [/quote]

Thank you PP. To the earlier poster who is mocking a 7 year old's mental health, these are developing children with developing brains.If you don't think schools should be reopened, fine. But don't mock legitimate parental concerns for the well-being of their children.[/quote]

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