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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would people feel differently if this were going to last 5 years? I certainly hope we get a vaccine, but there is every chance that it will take awhile, take longer still to distribute, be imperfect, last only for a year, etc. I get that there is a safety risk to teachers, but I just don’t think shutting down ES indefinitely can be the answer. The 2-9 age bracket is at almost no risk and seems to spread very little; they are also the bracket where the lack of childcare is going to end some moms’ careers forever and DL is basically a joke. Open schools for PK-2/5 (drawing the exact line based on science and educational research). I just don’t think we can ignore that this may go on for awhile and there are going to be decades’ long ripple effects to all the K-2ers who don’t learn to read or add and forget how to interact with peers. I’m entirely serious.[/quote]

If we knew it was going to last 5 years, we would have approached things differently than believing that it is under control and going to go away with the heat and can be cured by drinking bleach. The solution is not to further ignore the problem and watch it get worse. We need more funding for schools, more teachers and more space. We need better social services so that people can afford to put food on the table without having to risk their lives and contribute to the spread while the economy reorganizes/adapts to the new normal.[/quote]

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