Most European authorities are reopening schools, admitting it was a mistake to keep them closed for so long & determined not to have blanket closures again even as #coronavirus infections are on the rise. Our report via ⁦ @WSJ⁩ https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822
Schools in Europe Reopen With Little Debate—But More Masks and Distancing

European countries are pushing ahead with reopening schools despite an uptick in coronavirus cases and new studies suggesting children could be more susceptible to the disease than originally thought.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822
The reopening of schools in Europe is supported by teachers’ unions, as well as many par­ents. There’s no evidence that young children are driving the epidemic and there’ve been no school-re­lated out­breaks in day-care cen­ters and el­e­men­tary schools https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=8xrulmk9nt7o06b&reflink=article_copyURL_share
“School clo­sures are only ef­fec­tive if we want to dam­age our chil­dren,” said Prof. Wieland Kiess. He co­or­di­nated a study that showed iso­la­tion at home is dam­ag­ing the men­tal health of chil­dren, es­pe­cially those from poorer fam­i­lies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=fu4eht36gsp1cpw&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Schools in Europe Reopen With Little Debate—but More Masks and Distancing

European countries are pushing ahead with reopening schools despite an uptick in coronavirus cases and new studies suggesting children could be more susceptible to the disease than originally thought.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=fu4eht36gsp1cpw&reflink=article_copyURL_share
“Chil­dren—es­pe­cially in el­e­men­tary schools—must re­turn to in-per­son teach­ing as soon as pos­si­ble,” said Kay Cz­er­win­ski, head of the par­ents as­so­ci­a­tion in Meck­len­burg-West­ern Pomera­nia. “Every­thing else is un­ten­able.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=yzvlbyseb7f6mb3&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Schools in Europe Reopen With Little Debate—but More Masks and Distancing

European countries are pushing ahead with reopening schools despite an uptick in coronavirus cases and new studies suggesting children could be more susceptible to the disease than originally thought.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=yzvlbyseb7f6mb3&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Unlike in the US, the schools debate in Europe is not politicised. Pres­sure is high to reopen schools so that par­ents can go back to work amid concern about the im­pact of pro­longed home school­ing on stu­dents, es­pe­cially in poorer fam­i­lies https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=tjgsrr05yqgi7yw&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Schools in Europe Reopen With Little Debate—but More Masks and Distancing

European countries are pushing ahead with reopening schools despite an uptick in coronavirus cases and new studies suggesting children could be more susceptible to the disease than originally thought.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=tjgsrr05yqgi7yw&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Prof. Peter Klimek found school closures were effective in curbing contagion but said this could be the re­sult of side effects, such as reduced use of public transport & parents working from home while tak­ing care of their chil­dren https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=ogac9s15iw54s7q&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Schools in Europe Reopen With Little Debate—but More Masks and Distancing

European countries are pushing ahead with reopening schools despite an uptick in coronavirus cases and new studies suggesting children could be more susceptible to the disease than originally thought.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-in-europe-reopen-with-little-debatebut-more-masks-and-distancing-11597423822?st=ogac9s15iw54s7q&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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