In July 2020 many US School districts were ordered to be closed for in-person instruction for the Fall 2020 semester. The closures were mandated by Governors and Mayors who responded to concerns from public school teacher unions. Proponents of school closings argue that cities that closed schools earlier and longer during the Spanish Influenza pandemic in 1918 had much lower mortality rate. They also argue that schools do not have the financial resources to adapt to safety guidelines recommended by the CDC. Opponents of school closures argue that people under 24 years of age make up approximately % .0015 of all Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. They also argue that in the U.S. every year an average of 190 children die of the flu, 436 from suicide, 625 from homicide, and 4,114 from unintentional deaths such as drowning.
60% Yes |
40% No |
56% Yes |
36% No |
3% Yes, and provide free internet access to low income families |
3% No, let each school decide |
0% Yes, we cannot put teachers at risk |
2% No, unless there is an uncontrollable outbreak |
0% Yes, but not to exceed 90 days |
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@84ZWD6L 5mos5MO
No, school districts should invest in infrastructure to safely allow schools to remain open with enough resources and testing to address any kids or family members who get infected
@7PTCG38 6mos6MO
Yes, but let each individual state decide based upon their rates of contracted cases and hospitalizations
@8FNMW6N4yrs4Y
No, states have varying needs, risk, and budgets. School districts and/or counties should work with local and or state health officials and experts to identify the risk and make a decision that meets the needs of their constituency.
@8FN36P94yrs4Y
Schools should be required to OFFER online classes in conjunction with the option for in person
@8FMW6ND4yrs4Y
No, let each state decide.
@8FMT9VK4yrs4Y
It should be up to each student what to do and they should abide by CDC guidelines.
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@ISIDEWITH4wks4W
Today, there is broad acknowledgment among many public health and education experts that extended school closures did not significantly stop the spread of Covid, while the academic harms for children have been large and long-lasting.In districts where students spent most of the 2020-21 school year learning remotely, they fell more than half a grade behind in math on average, while in districts that spent most of the year in person they lost just over a third of a grade.“There’s fairly good consensus that, in general, as a society, we probably kept kids out of school longer than we should have,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary, a pediatric infectious disease specialist who helped write guidance for the American Academy of Pediatrics, which recommended in June 2020 that schools reopen with safety measures in place.There were no easy decisions at the time. Officials had to weigh the risks of an emerging virus against the academic and mental health consequences of closing schools. And even schools that reopened quickly, by the fall of 2020, have seen lasting effects.But as experts plan for the next public health emergency, whatever it may be, a growing body of research shows that pandemic school closures came at a steep cost to students.But the combination — poverty and remote learning — was particularly harmful. For each week spent remote, students in poor districts experienced steeper losses in math than peers in richer districts.That is notable, because poor districts were also more likely to stay remote for longer.Some of the country’s largest poor districts are in Democratic-leaning cities that took a more cautious approach to the virus. Poor areas, and Black and Hispanic communities, also suffered higher Covid death rates, making many families and teachers in those districts hesitant to return.
@ParliamentAlexandra2mos2MO
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@S0c1alSecur1tyRobin3mos3MO
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