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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it’s that dangerous, then we need to close bars, restaurants, movie theaters, etc. and prioritize schools. Kids have sacrificed enough, there is a vaccine now. Deaths from COVID aren’t the only harm that matter. I do not think the learning loss and other harm from school closures (increase in teenage crime, mental health issues, young kids left at home alone, etc.) are tolerable any longer. It’s time to prioritize the young. Anyone scared of this virus can continue to stay home. The world is full of scary things, but we shouldn’t shut down our entire in-person education system because of it. Not to mention, am in-person education shouldn’t be a luxury good for the wealthy who can buy their way into private school.

I have young elementary kids who cannot reasonably be expected to do school on an iPad any longer, and my job isn’t going to allow me to work from home to help oversee their schooling forever.

Sorry, but I’m not keeping my kids home into eternity to save people who don’t want to get vaccinated. The vaccines are effective against death and hospitalization. I don’t owe it to anyone to stay home so they don’t have to get a cold.

For those who are for keeping schools closed, why aren’t you out there protesting all the private bars, hotels, flights, etc. that are open? Why are we okay using children as pawns in this pandemic?[/quote]

Then, you hire child care, just like you did when they were little.  There are no vaccines for kids.  Not everyone is eligible as an adult to get a vaccine.  COVID is not a cold.[/quote]

COVID is a cold for those who get the vaccine. If you can’t get the vaccine and are scared about getting sick, then I’m sorry but you should stay home. You don’t get to hold everyone hostage because of your needs. Other people’s needs matter too snowflake. Time to prioritize the young. You know, make the world better for the next generation. Not isolate ALL the kids and make their families go into debt to hire in home help (or have to quit their jobs) to save .001% of the population.

We made the best of virtual schooling, have worn masks, etc. I’m not some covid-denier. But I recognize that it is time to prioritize education in this country. If you want to get pissy at someone, go protest outside the crowded bars. Go picket to close the spring break beaches. It’s ridiculous to choose schooling as the thing you get upset about opening.[/quote]

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