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Two things annoy me a little in the school debate. First, well-intentioned comments like "schools should be last to close & first to open".
We never debate when supermarkets should close. It is just accepted that they are essential & must stay open. So it should be with schools.
We never debate when supermarkets should close. It is just accepted that they are essential & must stay open. So it should be with schools.
Second is the suggestion that there should be a trade off: if schools stay open something else has to close.
That reasoning assumes schools being open plays a significant role in infection spread. In fact, the evidence for that is, at best, weak. e.g.: https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1336415805953748992?s=20
That reasoning assumes schools being open plays a significant role in infection spread. In fact, the evidence for that is, at best, weak. e.g.: https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1336415805953748992?s=20
