...Schools trying to reopen. Most large schools can expect coronavirus cases within 1 week.

[Nevilledog]

Mounting research paints a bleak picture for schools trying to reopen. Most large schools can expect coronavirus cases within 1 week.

https://www.businessinsider.com/should-schools-reopen-coronavirus-spread-us-2020-7

There's a strong case for reopening schools in the US: Remote learning has already stymied children's progress and led to higher rates of absenteeism, particularly among low-income students, who are more likely to lack internet access. Millions of children also rely on school lunches for regular meals. And working from home is difficult or impossible for many parents, which in turn leads to devastating financial consequences for families and economic damage in the US as a whole.

But a growing body of research suggests that schools can be high-risk when it comes to coronavirus transmission, since children may be just as infectious as adults.

That was evident during a June outbreak at an overnight camp in Georgia, where three-quarters of the campers tested for the coronavirus (most of whom were under 18) wound up with positive results. Children ages 6 to 10 saw the highest rate of infections — 51% — compared to 44% for campers ages 11 to 17 and 33% for those ages 18 to 21.

What's more, children under 5 may have between 10 and 100 times more virus in their upper respiratory tracts than adults, according to a research letter published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Children ages 5 to 17, meanwhile, had roughly the same amount of virus in their upper respiratory tracts as adults.

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[louis-t]

1. There is no doubt. Within a week of opening.

Trump 2020: Who Cares If Your Kids Die?

[ProfessorGAC]

2. One Note On The Georgia Camp

The geniuses who ran that camp did NOT require the campers to wear masks.
Counselors & staff yes.
The other 85%, no.
Not sure they are the example to make the point.

[Nevilledog]

3. Pictures of first day of school in Georgia show few masks and no distancing.

So while the camp was certainly deficient, mitigation efforts
at the schools are even worse.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Well, That's Just Great!

At the very least, masks have to be mandatory! No exceptions.
All day! Nonnegotiable.

[Nevilledog]

5. Pictures here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213853556

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Ah!

I saw that picture earlier.
Didn't know where it was from.
Thanks!

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Time to face the facts. There are children who are going to die because of this.

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This is the worst case of crisis-oriented leadership that I have ever seen in 6 decades of life. They are actually going to allow little children to die before pulling back. Of course, they'll blame the medical experts first.

[Nevilledog]

8. I'm really having a hard time accepting that people are in such denial that they'll let kids die.

It makes me really emotional...... Swings from rage to heartbreak.