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In reply to the discussion: From a teacher friend....the last paragraph nails it! [View all]Marthe48
(16,935 posts)41. I don't see how schools can open
Do the people behind this want to see more people infected? More deaths?
Rather than reopen the schools, let's put the effort to reopen into getting more hand sanitizer, more disable paper products, more masks, made and available. And try to find a way to get the public at large onboard about using these lifesaving products.
As hard as it might be to keep the young children supervised, there are online classes. I have grand kids and their parents did a lot of juggling to get the school work done and stay on a work schedule, even though they both had to go out to their jobs. No it isn't easy. But we all want our kids to stay healthy. We want teachers and staff to stay healthy.
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Now I know why I didn't think it was gonna work to re-open the schools
Sucha NastyWoman
Jul 2020
#39
+1!!! Two out of three of my kids are teachers in Texas, where we are having a virus
Dustlawyer
Jul 2020
#45