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So, basically you are implying that we should do nothing and schools should be back to normal because children are not being affected. Are you okay with that if the same happens in your workplace? Are not schools a public space which should follow those same requirements? [b]Which requirements do you propose to minimize risks? [/b]I understand that online school is a mediocre substitute, especially for elementary students, but there should be reasonable, science- based requirements in place for everybody´s safety.[/quote]

I don't think that "minimize risk" should be the standard. Reduce risk. Manage risk. The societal costs of keeping schools closed are very high, and the societal benefits of opening school are also very high.[/quote]

Then, which requirements do you propose, if any, to reduce or manage risks?[/quote]

What "requirements" are you referring to? I have only seen "guidelines". [/quote]

Which guidelines or simply, what do you propose to reduce or manage risks? Or do you propose just to come back as usual because our children cannot follow what other children are trying to do all over the world? 
Masks, six feet apart at all times during school, lunch in classroom, stay in the same room with the same students for the whole school day, monitor visits to the bathroom, no water fountains, temperature checks, no shared materials, … That´s how other places are trying to come back to school. Now, the question is if we are going to be able to do it or if we are going to keep on thinking that our child has to get an education at school but those guidelines do not apply to my child. All of the sudden, the school experience does not sound as attractive. But, if we are claiming that our children need their education, that´s how it is being done to balance school and health when other countries are reopening their schools (most of them, partially, with just a low percentage of students coming back). Societal, and personal costs of people dying are also very high, and the benefits of people not dying are very high as well. I am ready to accept this new reality on behalf of my son´s education (and he is too) but I doubt many of the people claiming for schools to reopen are ready to accept it. Therefore, I am also ready to accept school online in the fall (although I agree it is not the best option) if parents just want a "business as usual" reopening.
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