Why are we so "dead-set" on re-opening all the schools?

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9. Because education is critical

Virtual education, especially for the youngest students (K-6) but even for older, is far from ideal, not to mention serious inequalities in student access to reliable internet, stressors on working parents and to families with multiple students, and lack of socialization and group skills. A lot of kids just tuned out 2/3 of the way though the year.

Most American students lost an entire year of rigorous schooling. To expose a generation of American kids to two years of no in-person schooling could have long-lasting, devastating effects on the nation. It hits working class and poor families most seriously.

Risk assessment is always at play: assessing the damages to physical health versus damage to educational health is a big, big question.