As I've said before, we’ve decided that bars and high schools are too dangerous to reopen right now, but colleges—which are just bars mixed with high schools—will be fine to.
It seems like an obvious, guaranteed way to start a third wave.
It seems like an obvious, guaranteed way to start a third wave.
High school parties in Connecticut have also led to mini-outbreaks.
Trying to reopen colleges right now might be the worst idea there is. nytimes.com/2020/07/31/nyr…
Trying to reopen colleges right now might be the worst idea there is. nytimes.com/2020/07/31/nyr…
University presidents feel like they have to have students on campus to justify high tuition, so they’re trotting out the dumbest CYA possible for what they know will set off a big new wave of cases.
This is such an obvious mistake. We should be bailing out colleges instead.
This is such an obvious mistake. We should be bailing out colleges instead.
“We brought thousands of 18-to-22-year-olds back on campus, but don’t worry, we told them they aren’t allowed to have parties” displays an almost sociopathic disregard for the community at large. It’s like someone who refuses to wear a mask in the grocery store.
“Taking dumb risks hasn’t worked out for anyone else during the pandemic ... but maybe it will for me!” is the mistake we seem determined to make over and over again.
We did it with bars. We did it with restaurants. Now we’re about to do it with colleges.
We did it with bars. We did it with restaurants. Now we’re about to do it with colleges.
