Thread by @jillpromoli

For kids in school, illness prevention will be vital. In ~one month we need everyone to be ready and able to do what's necessary.

Masks as required/able
Practice handwashing, covering coughs/sneezes
Flu shots for whole family
Sufficient #sickdays for all

#onted #onpoli

1/7

We all know how quickly illness circulates at school. One sick kid in a classroom quickly becomes a class full of sick kids, who all take it home. As we live with #COVID19, it's more important than ever that we keep fevers and flu-like symptoms home. 2/7

Practice now. Plan now. If your kids are returning to school, help them get into routines that will reduce chances of contracting/spreading illness, and get yourself in the habit, too. This takes all of us doing our part. Everyone who gets #COVID19 gets it from someone else. 3/7

If you're in a position of power and can make this easier, please do it. We can't afford to fail. Improve our sick day policies. Recognize the deficiencies in the budget for a safe return. It will be far more expensive if kids and staff aren't able to return safely. 4/7

If you're an employer, please do everything you can to help your employees through this time. If someone is sick, they need to stay home. If someone's child is sick, they need to be home with them. It's the only way this will work, and it will protect your business. 5/7

We must also recognize that another full set of closures could still come, and be prepared for that. We can see how the half measures in baseball are going. None of this will work if we don't give it everything we have, and it still may not be enough. Flexibility is vital. 6/7

#COVID19 doesn't care about the budget. It doesn't care about our schedules. It doesn't care about our comfort. It finds hosts and does what it does, and doesn't care who those hosts are. It's our job to work together to protect each other. #SafeSeptember #forjudeforeveryone 7/7