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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not a troll. I'm a liberal socialist who lives in a sunbelt state with terrible numbers, and i'm praying and hoping 5-day a week in person school is an option in the fall.

If i were in government, i would do the following (non exhaustive list) to achieve this:

- mandate masks EVERYWHERE now.  This will get the numbers down by mid August.  
- Close bars and gyms. 
- For elementary and middle school, offer parents either full time distance learning or full time in person. 
- For elementary and middle school, give teachers the following options: (1) full time distance learning; (2) opt out of working without pay until things are back to normal (i think this one is for teachers with young kids);  (3) in person teaching with a hazard bonus. I suspect a small number fall in category #2.  Ideally, category #1 corresponds pretty neatly across the county with parents who opt for distance learning. I suspect it will be around 30% of kids and teachers.   
- For high school, do what lots of counties are discussing: split the day in half - morning students and afternoon students. For teachers with certain high risks (age over 60, medical conditions with doctor note) allow them to do remote teaching. This might be 5% of classes that are particularly easy to do online.

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