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Back to School?
FEE via Instapundit
Next month marks the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic year in several US states, and pressure is mounting to reopen schools even as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Florida, for example, is now considered the nation’s No. 1 hot spot for the virus; yet on Monday, the state’s education commissioner issued an executive order mandating that all Florida schools open in August with in-person learning and their full suite of student services.

Many parents are balking at back-to-school, choosing instead to homeschool their children this fall.

...For some parents, fear of the virus itself is a primary consideration in delaying a child’s return to school, especially if the child has direct contact with individuals who are most vulnerable to COVID-19’s worst effects.

But for many parents, it’s not the virus they are avoiding by keeping their children home—it’s the response to the virus.

In May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued school reopening guidelines that called for:

    Strict social distancing tactics
    All-day mask wearing for most students and teachers
    Staggered attendance
    Daily health checks
    No gym or cafetaria use
    Restricted playground access and limited toy-sharing, and
    Tight controls on visitors to school buildings, including parents.
In Israel we have the same guide lines, which weren't kept - causing school originating outburst of CV19 cases.
...According to a recent USA Today/Ipsos poll, 60 percent of parents surveyed said they will likely choose at-home learning this fall rather than send their children to school even if the schools reopen for in-person learning. Thirty percent of parents surveyed said they were "very likely" to keep their children home.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-07-09
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