This just out: @AmyTanMD and I make the case that by not mandating masks for K-12 children in schools, we are playing Russian roulette with the health of our children, educators and communities.

Why?
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#SafeSeptember #Masks4Canada @DFisman @AshTuite
link.medium.com/iVB4wW4768 1. Children represent ~3–9% of COVID-19 infections. This fraction is rising in the US due to testing and increased exposure. Although children have less severe symptoms than adults, why some children get sicker and a rare few die is still unknown.
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
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School boards are noticing @imgrund's handy back-to-school policy comparison chart 👇 because people are speaking up 🗣️‼️

This weekend, e-mail your school trustees 📧demanding safe schools (template/contacts below). Your voice matters.

#SafeSeptemberON #onted #Masks4Canada
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https://twitter.com/imgrund/status/1294801012130295809

✉️ Find your trustee's email address:
TDSB: tdsb.on.ca/Leadership/Tru…
Peel: peelschools.org…/meetyourtr…/Pages/default.aspx
Durham: ddsb.ca/en/about-ddsb/……
York: yrdsb.ca/Trustees/Pages…
York Catholic: ycdsb.ca/trustees/
Halton: hdsb.ca/our-board/Page… /2