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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone will have to wear masks in school.  [/quote]

How's that going to work for lunch?

You might be able to get HS students to wear masks effectively other times, but what about elementary students?  Pre-K?

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I think it's likely that we're going to see very different solutions for elementary vs. high school.

There's evidence, but not yet proof, that kids under 10 aren't spreading the virus, or doing so in smaller numbers.  So, it may be that there's a decision that masks start at a certain age.

It's also more realistic to set up routines so that elementary students are only exposed to others in their own class.  Whether that's specials being done virtually (e.g. teacher projected on whiteboard), eating in the classroom, staggered arrivals and dismissals, assigned seats on the bus so kids are next to others in their class etc . . .

On the other hand, from an economic point of view, reopening elementary schools is key.  Right now, if schools are closed, 12.5 percent of the workforce can't work.  So, getting those parents back to work means getting care for their kids.

On the other hand, I think we're more likely to see some kind of blended solution for high schoolers.  I can imagine, for example, going to a block schedule (4 classes that last a semester, rather than 8 that last all year, or even 2 classes that last a quarter).  So, a student might have 4 classes, 2 of which meet on campus, and come to school every other day.

But we're months away from reopening, and hopefully we'll have a lot more information by the end of that period, about whether and how kids spread the virus, and what kind of interventions have the most power to slow down spread.  [/quote]

Man, most teachers did not sign up for putting their lives at risk to teach school. It'll be interesting to see how they react, especially those who are older and close to retirement eligiblity.[/quote]

[b]Neither did grocery store employees or meat processors[/b].[/quote]

1. Notice that food workers are fighting for PPE and threatening to strike. Don’t think teachers won’t do the same.
2. Most teachers have more economic/alternative career options than grocery store employees and food processors. How many feds do know you married to a cashier at Safeway or a chicken processor?[/quote]

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