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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many school districts in my state (NC) have been open for hybrid instruction since August.  The state is keeping track of the data, and clusters have been very few.  Cases have occurred in proportion to the number of cases in the surrounding communities, but covid isn't spreading in public schools, where mitigation measures are strictly enforced.  It is, however, spreading in Christian private schools that have had many outbreaks because of noncompliance with mask wearing.  There have also been clusters linked to school staff and teenagers holding social gatherings outside of school.

I think NYC is being extra cautious because of what they went through in the spring.  A lot of teachers did die, because we didnt know how to prevent covid spread then.  It's also a place where just getting to work--primarily through public transit--puts school staff at risk.  Also in an urban setting you can't do many of the things that suburban schools can do, like having lunch outside, that are useful for preventing spread.[/quote]

It’s not like everyone in NYC is in agreement that schools should have closed. It has sparked arguments throughout the city. Even the mayors own team disagree over the 3% threshold:

https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-de-blasio-school-closures-threshold-20201118-ot6hulllgff3pi2p7ogzwdadxa-story.html

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There are two sides to literally every issue. There are teachers who want schools to stay open and wanted to go back when 1,000 people were dying a day in New York. There are teachers who didn’t want to go back in September. 75% of parents chose not to send their children back to school buildings this fall in NYC, while only 25% of teachers are working from home. It is crazy to act like it’s an issue of teachers not willing to work for our students. The demand is just not there, except for a vocal minority. Parents just had an opportunity to opt back in to in person schools. My school has two children returning, and two who are opting out of in person for the remainder of the year because of rising cases. The net gain of students participating in “in person” school is zero. It is estimated that following COVID protocols is costing the city an additional 32 million dollars a week, by the way ($1.3 billion). [/quote]

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