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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. As background, in early Feb. I liquidated some equity savings because I thought there would be a market crash, and I bought some extra sanitizer and bleach cleaning products. I also moved up my routine health appointments when I could. When school ended in March, I told my kids they would likely not be back in in-person school until 2021 earliest. In other words, my track record isn't perfect and I got some stuff wrong (I thought grocery stores/restaurants might be closed for longer periods of time), but my predictions have been generally correct so far. I think that there won't be regular in-person education for years. It would be great if I am wrong, though!

What I am struggling with is what now. I know I am likely right, but what do I do with that? I don't want to move to a place that is pandemic-ignorant or pretends it does not exist. Mask-wearing is essential. [b]But I believe with adequate distancing and PPE, schools could open, at least some smaller private schools[/b]. I am just not sure how to find those.

Those of you who have suggestions, thank you. Much appreciated.

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I think you are absolutely right.  If COVID spread is low, schools can open with masks and social distancing.   You need to look for the "green" counties and for states that are aiming to turn most of their counties green through public health orders.

The problem with the "yellow" counties is that it takes too much effort to keep them "yellow".   The nature of COVID is to spread easily.  So when you have any outbreaks you need to intervene quickly and shut the whole town or city down for 2 weeks to squash the spread.   Otherwise your contact tracers are spread too thin.   As states are figuring this out, they will get stricter and stricter for a while with their yellow counties, and might not allow schools to be open there -- but that's actually a GOOD sign that they have learned the lesson, and will do what it takes to keep counties "green" as much as possible.

States with "orange" counties that are still having indoor restaurants open "at 50% capacity" are nuts.  I'm talking to you Maryland.  It's not going to work.[/quote]

OP here. Thanks for this and the posts immediately above. This is all really useful.[/quote]

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