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Well, that's not tenable, of course.  But there are also people saying that there is no existing modification that could ever make it safe enough to return, absent a vaccine.  I find that position equally untenable.
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Personally, I'm fine with some modifications.[/b]  I'm not fine with full-time distance learning, nor with mostly distance learning.  It puts way, way too much pressure on parents (and really, working mothers); moreover, many kids can't learn that way and/or don't have access to the things needed to help them learn remotely.  Kids' education is a public health issue, too.[/quote]

NP here, who hasn't read through all 54 pages, but I'm curious what modifications seem to you to be the right balance.  Based on what we know so far about how to minimize spread of coronavirus, it seems that mask-wearing and social distancing and reducing time spent indoors in close proximity to others are effective public-health strategies.  I struggle with how to implement that in public school, but I agree that distance learning isn't a great answer either.  I want kids to be able to return to school, but I also don't want to ignore what we've learned about the disease and pretend everything can be like it was before.  I don't agree with those who say that we've learned that it isn't that serious a disease and/or that we now have sufficient medical capacity to handle returning to normal. I think we've learned that it is potentially more contagious and has potentially serious health effects for many in our community, and that when there is uncontrolled community spread, there are problems with hospital capacity. So we need to reopen schools while also controlling community spread, and I don't see how returning to school as normal allows that.  I'd love to hear what modifications would allow it, though.[/quote]

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