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I mean a reason that kids aren't spreading the virus could be that they haven't been in school.  Or it could be that they wouldn't have spread it even if they were in school.  We really won't know until schools open and kids spend hours together in enclosed spaces, in places where the virus is not contained.  We don't know what things will look like in the fall in Montgomery County.  [/quote]

"We won't know what will happen until we do it" is a statement that applies to basically everything.

We're not using that reasoning to keep other things closed indefinitely, though. Just schools. Why?[/quote]

I am usually not a teacher basher, but I am afraid the reason are teachers who refuse to go back, and the schools district's fear of liabilty.[/quote]

I know. I hate those teachers who don’t want to get incredibly sick and possibly die. How dare they? [/quote]

DP, but can you imagine how this would have played out if ALL essential workers played this card?  Especially the ones who are really at risk, like doctors and nurses who work in hospitals?  As best we can estimate it, the risk to teachers is much, much lower, albeit not zero, and people are acting like they’ll be locked in an ICU with COVID patients and no PPE.

Prioritizing no one getting COVID has substantial negative outcomes in many areas, especially for children.  Do those not matter?[/quote]

Yes teachers are just like doctors what with all the respect, support and money they get from society. Everyone wants someone else to make the sacrifice for them, but god forbid Larla has to be sad and her parents have to sacrifice for her. [/quote]

This is incredibly obtuse.  There are scores of low-paid essential workers who worked, and continue to work, throughout the shutdowns - grocery store workers, mechanics, repair persons, all the *other* people who work at hospitals, just to name a few.  And there are a lot of others who are going to back to work now and facing risks - restaurant workers, retail employees, etc.

The fact is, everyone has to bear some risk, and yes, some more than others.  The attitude of many (not all) teachers, though, is that they are not wiling to accept any of that risk, so they "won't return."  That's unacceptable.  [/quote]

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