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1/ Are NYC schools ready to reopen? Experts say yes. And there are important lessons for everywhere.
Read the article by @apoorva_nyc and @RoniNYTimes, and then explore this thread.
WHY we need to open
WHEN it's ok to open
WHAT needs to be done to reopen
Read the article by @apoorva_nyc and @RoniNYTimes, and then explore this thread.
WHY we need to open
WHEN it's ok to open
WHAT needs to be done to reopen
2/ on WHY, from @mkruk and @jessicaleecohen
"...demanding zero risk obscures the many known risks to continuing to keep children out of school
students lost 30% of expected gains in language learning and 50% of math skills from school closures" https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/07/29/school-reopening-covid-19-massachusetts-margaret-e-kruk-jessica-cohen
"...demanding zero risk obscures the many known risks to continuing to keep children out of school
students lost 30% of expected gains in language learning and 50% of math skills from school closures" https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/07/29/school-reopening-covid-19-massachusetts-margaret-e-kruk-jessica-cohen
3/ Deciding WHEN to open should be based on the extent of community spread
Step 1: Metrics for your area here
https://globalepidemics.org/key-metrics-for-covid-suppression/
Step 2: What should your school do
https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/path-to-zero-schools-achieving-pandemic-resilient-teaching-and-learning-spaces/
report by @dsallentess @ashishkjha @HarvardEthics @meiralevinson @jenkinshelen + me
Step 1: Metrics for your area here
https://globalepidemics.org/key-metrics-for-covid-suppression/
Step 2: What should your school do
https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/path-to-zero-schools-achieving-pandemic-resilient-teaching-and-learning-spaces/
report by @dsallentess @ashishkjha @HarvardEthics @meiralevinson @jenkinshelen + me
4/ This, fundamentally, is what underpins many experts who are suggesting schools should reopen in NYC https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1290848464671141888?s=20
5/ Now, on WHAT needs to be done. You can visit our schools resources page where we have risk reduction strategies for schools
https://schools.forhealth.org/
HEALTHY BUILDINGS
HEALTHY CLASSROOMS
HEALTHY ACTIVITIES
HEALTHY POLICIES
HEALTHY SCHEDULES
explored in next tweets...
https://schools.forhealth.org/
HEALTHY BUILDINGS
HEALTHY CLASSROOMS
HEALTHY ACTIVITIES
HEALTHY POLICIES
HEALTHY SCHEDULES
explored in next tweets...
6/ HEALTHY BUILDINGS
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-buildings/
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-buildings/
7/ HEALTHY CLASSROOMS
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-classrooms/
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-classrooms/
8/ HEALTHY ACTIVITIES
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-activities/
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-activities/
9/ HEALTHY POLICIES
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-policies/
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-policies/
10/ HEALTHY SCHEDULES
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-schedules/
https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/healthy-schedules/
12/ If this all seems like a lot, we understand. We created a short form of this:
**20 questions every parent should ask before going back to school**
(w/ @CorsIAQ @etgall Andrea Gall Jenna Lang Emily Jones @KimberlyClev) https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/faqs/
**20 questions every parent should ask before going back to school**
(w/ @CorsIAQ @etgall Andrea Gall Jenna Lang Emily Jones @KimberlyClev) https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/faqs/
13/ and if you're considering a portable air cleaner for classrooms, @cedenolaurent and I built a tool with @ShellyMBoulder to simplify this a bit: https://tinyurl.com/portableaircleanertool
14/ También tradujimos esto al español https://twitter.com/cedenolaurent/status/1291857215251525633?s=20
15/ Links to everything I mentioned can be found on our Harvard #HealthyBuildings program website, where we have a page dedicated to schools.
#SchoolsForHealth https://schools.forhealth.org/
#SchoolsForHealth https://schools.forhealth.org/
16/ Bringing this thread full circle, back to article by @apoorva_nyc and @RoniNYTimes
If there is low community spread (WHEN) + risk reduction strategies (WHAT), like masks and ventilation and distancing that protect kids+adults, as @linseymarr and I discuss in the article...
If there is low community spread (WHEN) + risk reduction strategies (WHAT), like masks and ventilation and distancing that protect kids+adults, as @linseymarr and I discuss in the article...
17/ ...while also taking a wider lens and understanding of risk, which includes accounting for the devastating costs of school closure (the WHY)...
18/ ...then that leads to the conclusion captured in the story's headline, and summed up best by Dr. @uche_blackstock
“If there’s any city that should be opening in the entire country or at least trying to open, it should be New York City” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/health/coronavirus-ny-schools-reopen.html
“If there’s any city that should be opening in the entire country or at least trying to open, it should be New York City” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/health/coronavirus-ny-schools-reopen.html
