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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Closing schools is total stupidity/insanity. At risk people should quarantine themselves. Lighting the entire economy & culture on fire so that an 80 year old can make it to 81 without quarantining themselves is the height of stupidity. [/quote]

Your theories are so fantastic. I would love to hear many more. But for now...

Close to 40% of maryland residents are in the risk groups due to the age alone, add to it younger people with asthma, hypertension, smokers etc... and you go easily over 60%.

Pray tell how this will work in your world when all the parents, teachers, doctors and nurses self isolate onlu to avoid exposure to their kids bringing virus from school and taking it to school being secret spreaders...?

Closing schools is super easy and effective method comparing to the hot mess you are proposing.

If your plan were a chicken, it would  have no head and no legs.[/quote]

Nurse here.  If schools close, I will either have to not go in or send the kids to the grandparents until the schools re-open.  I have local "backup" for occasional weather days, not weeks.  Since you are such an expert, which do you advise that I do?  
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I am so sorry, I appreciate your hard work, I was kind of sarcastic thinking it was one of the usual smug  trolls.  I hear you.
I think that this is not just your problem therefore abroad solution is needed. The government must have some plan for this because there are million people in the exact position.

This is not ideal but better then schools fully opened, better then all the kids exposed or parents quitting jobs if school closes cold turkey.

Someone posted this few minutes ago:
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So this is a week old but here is an explanation of what South Korea has been doing to get their cases under control.

They did close schools but are providing emergency child care for those who need it.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/south-koreas-drastic-measures-coronavirus-offers-glimpse-us/story?id=69383034

Since this virus isn't that dangerous to our youngest adults, I could see us putting something together like that.

Close schools officially so no usual curriculum, testing or IEP requirements. School is closed.

However, students may register at their NEAREST local school (by appropriate age -- elem, middle) within walking distance (usually) for emergency child care. They are cared for in groups of no more than 10 per classroom.

teachers who volunteer for assignment receive double or triple pay hazard. Pay for this with reduced gas consumption.

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