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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools should have been open all year last year. I say that as a teacher. So there’s absolutely zero support for school closures now, warranted or not. So it will play out. I could see closures of individual schools where cases were high.

MA did pooled testing last year which I think is being continued. I’m looking forward to getting my 11 year old vaccinated as soon as the EUA comes through. [/quote]

We made this bed, and now we have to lie in it. I am not enthusiastic about sending my kid to school in the middle of the Delta spike. But I honestly do not feel like I have other good options because my kid hasn't been in proper school in a year and a half. Right now, school with mitigation measures is my best option. That might change if things get worse. I am praying they get better instead.

I'd love to think the people who worked together to make sure schools didn't reopen last year would look at this situation and realize why their behavior and choices were ill-considered. They won't. Many people view these issues myopically through their own fear and anxiety, and often their privilege (it's easy to argue in favor of closing schools if you have a SAHP or your kids are old enough to take care of themselves or you can afford full time in-home care, etc.). It is so hard for people to take a step back and ask "what is the best society-level solution to this problem, that maximizes positive outcomes for kids and families as a whole." Right now, that's still opening schools, even if it's scary. [/quote]

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