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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who is a hospitalist and has worked with Covid patients. She predicts 3 years before schools can reopen and have a normal life back. I was surprised by that but she would know better than me what to expect. [/quote]

That's about how long the Great Influenza took.

I'm sure they will figure out some way for schools to be open in some fashion, but it will take everyone wearing masks and preventing idiots (or people without child care or paid leave) from sending their kids to school sick.

I think it will be about three years as well, it's going to take some time for a vaccine to come out and then the disease seems to be acting more like the seasonal flu and the vaccine probably won't have 100% effectiveness. If people are willing to go about their business with masks and at least six feet away, then we can start doing more things we want to do. [/quote]

The longest period any school district in America was closed during the Spanish Flu was 14 weeks, I believe. Feel free to correct me.

Anne Arundel County has just announced they're bringing elementary kids back on a hybrid basis this November. Most of the Baltimore privates have full elementary schools and hybrid for middle and high. Coworkers in Florida have their kids back in public schools.

If there is no real second wave (and no hint of one is appearing) I don't see any legitimate reason to keep achools closed. [/quote]

Baltimore privates are an unfair comparison. Many of their privates are premiere schools with sprawling campuses and generous budgets that can more easily accommodate the changes necessary to promote reasonable safety. Many public schools do not have these resources. In addition, private school parents are much more likely to be white collar and working from home right now, and therefore less susceptible to infection. [/quote]

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