BACK TO SCHOOL....but with contingency concerns

Yes, please ignore the science and then call us science deniers...

NY state clamped down but they still are way ahead in Covid deaths compared to looser states like North Dakota and Wyoming.

ramage wrote: What would I do? Go back to the school and teach!

Now your question started with "They are terrified."

Why are they terrified? Are they terrified of driving an automobile? Are they terrified of being diagnosed with cancer? Are they terrified of flying? Are they terrified of having a heart attack?

Answer: They are terrified because of the hysteria promoted by the media.

I whole-heartedly endorse the views of Scott Atlas, M.D. (referenced in Pony Soldier's post).

Nope. They are frightened of spreading the virus to their kids, their spouses, grandparents, friends, etc. Spreading the virus means people will die, people they know and care for, people they don't know.

Schools are not like stores or restaurants. Kids are there for seven hours a day. How would you keep a mask on a middle school student, or on a elementary student, for that entire time? You seriously think that's possible?

If you were a teacher, would you go teach knowing the risks?

People working in hot factories for long shifts are exposing themselves to keep you fed. Just like restaurant workers. Who are exposed to diners who aren't wearing masks.
Many Americans have stepped up, instead teacher unions are trying to use a global pandemic to feather their own nest. Where will cities and states get that extra money to cater to them? Tax receipts are way down. #heartless
Plus what about the poor students? If schools remain closed, they will miss out on hot breakfasts and lunches.

www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-public-scho...chool-parent-i-agree

WALSH: Public School Teachers Are Now Insisting That Public Schools Are Inessential.

In a stunning demonstration of the kind of heroism and courage we’ve come to expect from our public school teachers, a recent New York Times article declares, “I Won’t Return to the Classroom, and You Shouldn’t Ask Me To.” The author, public school teacher Rebecca Martinson, pleads dramatically, “Please don’t make me risk getting Covid-19 to teach your child.”

Martinson repeatedly claims that she is “prepared” to jump in front of a bullet for the sake of her precious students, but, somehow, asking her to go to work in the face of a disease which an estimated 99.35 percent of all people survive, is too much to bear. ...

Here in Montrose....school officials have set up a two option plan.....bk to school on Aug.27th IN SCHOOL
WITH MASKS or U can opt for online and teachers will be online for that option....seemslike a GOOD
compromise.

"If you were a teacher, would you go teach knowing the risks?"

Answer: YES

If you are so frightened that you can't teach then resign and find something less fearful to do.

Montrose must have a surfeit of teachers, that they can have teachers in the classroom and teachers doing online instruction.

It would be a simple fix to set classrooms up for both distance learning and face to face learning. Electronic boards to replace chalk boards and a few cameras. Probably around $3k per classroom. I still don’t think there’s much of a risk, but a lot of people are terrified of the daily fear porn that pours out of the television and radio. The average age of teachers is in the low 40’s with, in general, around 15% over 55. Let the over 55 teachers do remote only because they are at risk. If you’re under 55, you have less risk from COVID than you do from the flu.

Pony Soldier wrote: It would be a simple fix to set classrooms up for both distance learning and face to face learning. Electronic boards to replace chalk boards and a few cameras. Probably around $3k per classroom. I still don’t think there’s much of a risk, but a lot of people are terrified of the daily fear porn that pours out of the television and radio. The average age of teachers is in the low 40’s with, in general, around 15% over 55. Let the over 55 teachers do remote only because they are at risk. If you’re under 55, you have less risk from COVID than you do from the flu.

See my post on killl rate.....asking in earnest, How do the odds look to U?