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There is a vocal handful on these boards that clamor for school openings and quote dubious claims by people who are not pandemic experts.
We must ignore them. They are literally pushing for more deaths.

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Literally every health expert thinks schools should reopen. This is not a "handful" of voices.  The only ones against it are teachers' unions. [/quote]

Wrong.

1. DH and I are in the field. NO ONE we know think schools should open at this time.
2. There was some talk during the summer of opening schools. At the time the nation was not in a death spiral. Pay attention to timing of interviews or articles.
3. There are certain professionals who seek media attention, and may choose to take click-bait views. Remember that they do not talk for their profession.
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1. Please link me to the position of a prominent public health authority or researcher who thinks that we should continue to keep schools closed no matter what.  I certainly haven't read it. Instead, I've only seen statements that we need to work harder on reopening and prioritize schools, like this op-ed.

2. The "talk" at the beginning of the summer WHEN IT WAS SAFE should have been listened to. That was when kids could have gone back to school safely and have benefitted from 2-3 months in class.  So that point just undermines your argument.

3. If your argument is that every single voice in favor of reopening schools is just a "click-bait view," I seriously don't know what to tell you.

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