2. What role did the AFT/NEA play in the crafting of the week-old CDC guidelines, which have come under fire for putting up new impediments to reopening?
A thread on critiques of the guidance... when public health leaders from Brookline, MA are speaking out, something’s amiss.
The CDC press conference announcing the new guidelines made pretty clear that feedback from stakeholders drove these guidelines, which are already causing districts like Kansas City to shelve reopening plans.
You won’t find a better takedown of the closure thresholds and 6-foot distancing, together in a tight, handy read, than @VPrasadMDMPH@vkoganpolisci’s new piece.
Let us never forget that the lead author of the CDC’s Wisconsin study, @TracyBethHoeg, has critiques these same details, noting the high community spread in WI during tneis study, which established virtually no spread in schools.
I offered that both parents could chaperon a play date in a park, insisting on masks and distancing. (At the time, COVID rates were well below 1%, maybe .1%, in our area.) No luck.
I think a lot about this lovely girl & her lovely family. The fears they are experiencing. The effect on a 3rd grader of seeing no other kids for a year, BC they are that strict, I believe.
I have the highest hopes for the post-vaccine era. Yet my high hopes are often dashed.
“The tendency has been to accept narratives about logistics, costs, & risks. As a result, lawmakers, parents, and teachers aren’t sufficiently aware (or reminded) of the feasibility of reopening safely, without expensive measures or additional delays.”