During the coronvirus pandemic, few topics are generating as much debate as the reopening of schools. What does science tell us about the risks?
Even though the heat of mid-summer is still upon us and the coronvirus pandemic continues, back-to-school season is right around the corner. With the possible exception of mask-wearing, no topic is generating as much debate as the reopening of schools.
Everyone -- leaders at all levels of government, public health experts, child welfare advocates, pediatricians, parents and teachers -- has an opinion. As a doctor, a journalist and, perhaps most importantly, as a parent to three school-age children, it may come as no surprise that I've been thinking about this, too. School reopening has become politicized.
Dr. Gupta demonstrates how schools could reopen safely 02:03 The statement said local school leaders, public health experts, educators and parents should be involved in the decision to open schools, and they must take into account factors including community spread of Covid-19 and the ability of schools to institute safety protocols.
One of the things he told me surprised me."We are really blessed with some great buildings and square footage here. That is the constraining factor, I think in every school, space. If you can, if you can get the social distancing right and fit your program into it, it feels more normal and it works better. But no school was designed to have students six feet apart, you know, everywhere," he said. But many schools lack that kind of space.
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