Open schools are the exception, not the rule, around the world

[iluvtennis]

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/30/open-schools-exception-not-rule-387507

Open schools are the exception, not the rule, around the world
American children are among more than a billion students globally facing a fall without traditional school. Many may never return to the classroom.



President Donald Trump often cites examples from Europe as evidence American schools can reopen in-person this fall despite Covid-19, but he fails to mention one thing: They are the exception, not the rule.

Only a few countries have opened schools nationwide in the manner the Trump administration is pushing. They include Norway, France and New Zealand, as well as Nicaragua, Taiwan and Vietnam. On the other hand, 143 countries have instituted country-wide closures.

“This has become highly contextual,” said David Barth, vice president for International Programs at Save the Children. “We want kids back to school. It’s achievable if you have standards, but do it wrong and you set an entire country back.”

Countries with open schools tend to fall into two categories. Some took swift action against the pandemic in January to minimize disruption. Others were less proactive in the fight against Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, but they prioritized education in their recovery plan, coordinated by the top levels of government. The United States did neither.

That lumps the U.S. in the same ranks as most of the developing world, including large swathes of Africa, South America and Asia, that are keeping children home. According to data from UNICEF and UNESCO, less than one in 10 school students around the world are enjoying regular in-person teaching. Most of those countries, however, have far fewer health and economic resources to get kids back in classrooms.

The consequences for a generation of children could be immense.



In press conferences and on Twitter, Trump has often cited Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden as examples of countries with in-person teaching and “no problems.”

Those countries, however, have taken a vastly different approach to the pandemic than the U.S.

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[Cracklin Charlie]

1. I think I know why Assface wants the schools open for in-person learning.

I figured it out yesterday.

It’s the buses!

Who gets paid to drive our children to school? Online learners don’t need transportation.

Aren’t a lot of these services done by contract with private companies these days? Who owns these companies? Are they Trump donors? What is the breakdown on how much these companies are earning? Do mobsters play in the school children logistics sandbox?

Sorry, lotta questions for me about school reopening. Danger lights are flashing.

[iluvtennis]

2. I agree. Also school security, janitorial services, etc. nt