Why are pediatricians suggesting we have "goal of having students physically present in school?"

Trade-offs.

Schools, for example, provide food to millions of food insecure kids. #tweetiatrician @AmerAcadPeds

https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/covid-19-planning-considerations-return-to-in-person-education-in-schools/
Importantly, @AmerAcadPeds isn't saying we must do this ... it's saying we should prioritize it. This may look different in different communities based upon #COVID19 spread.

We should be prioritizing kids, schools. Check out this piece by @drJoshS https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/opinion/coronavirus-schools.html
When we talk about schools re-opening, it's about prioritizing kids in our #COVID19 policies, about tradeoffs.

This is evolving. Recommendations will evolve as the pandemic changes. The longer this goes, the more complex the challenges will be.
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