The questions around if, when, and how to welcome students back to school in person are a GIANT ethical/philosophical challenge. No matter what you do, some people will be seriously harmed.
As @DanaGoldstein notes in her coverage: "I am hearing from a lot of teachers. Many are, frankly, scared to go back to school before a vaccine is available. A few have told me that they feel that their health is treated as expendable."
nytimes.com/2020/06/30/us/…
nytimes.com/2020/06/30/us/…
The concerns of teachers and staff are serious - and we have to be clear that if we are reopening schools we are likely sending some staff members to their deaths.
Check out these tough questions from school staff members in New Jersey... docs.google.com/document/d/1n6…
Check out these tough questions from school staff members in New Jersey... docs.google.com/document/d/1n6…
And then we have this haunting question from @mrsjjee.
The fact that this is such a complex issue, and that the #COVID19 situation is changing so fast, is contributing to bewildering messages like this
@thereadingzone has a great thread here about teachers and school openings
