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In reply to the discussion: Why are we so "dead-set" on re-opening all the schools? [View all]liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)I just read a Facebook post about a child bringing home Covid from a bible camp. Both parents are now dead of Covid and their 4 children are orphans. That's got to be very traumatizing to lose one parent, much less both. This is not an uncommon situation either. There are many thousands of kids who have lost parents to Covid.
I know they need the kids in school so their mothers can work their low wage jobs, but I think there will be a terrible cost.
Last year at this time in Western New York, the daily cases were low (about 20 a day) and things really got out of hand when school started in mid-September. Cases are much higher now with Delta and in-person school will be starting on September 8.
I'm so happy that my 3 kids are grown. My kids would not be going to school if they were still young. They would be being homeschooled for sure until I felt it was safe.