Ingraham quoted Fairfax Education Association head Kimberly Adams, who said over the weekend that "a vaccination or a widely available treatment for COVID-19 is necessary before a full return to in person instruction can be achieved safely."
"Hey, news flash again," Ingraham responded. "Anthony Fauci has to admit we might not ever have a vaccine. So should kids just be kept out of school forever? This is ludicrous."
The federal government wants schools to open normally--but, given our system of federalism, they can't really enforce it:
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Tuesday that her department is "seriously considering" withholding federal funding from school districts that do not make a honest effort to bring students back for in-person classes this fall.
"We are looking at this very seriously, this is a very serious issue across the country," DeVos told host Tucker Carlson. "Kids have got to continue learning and schools have got to open up. There's got to be a concerted effort to address the needs of all kids, and adults who are fearmongering and making excuses simply have to stop doing it and turn their attention to what is right for students and for their families."
The arbitrary rules that some states want to enforce on schools are impractical or worse:
“Mandated masks, as well as rigid and arbitrary rules and requirements regarding the use and location of their bodies, will serve to dehumanize, disconnect, and intimidate students,” Cohen told me in a recent interview.
One of our vice principals today told me that there's talk of making our school hallways one-way, like some grocery stores have done with their aisles. Can anyone show me even a shred of a study that supports doing that? Does it prevent the 'rona? Or is it one of those "we've got to look like we're doing something" actions which politicians are famous for?
This is a land of confusion.
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Here's what I think could happen.
1. Temps taken upon entry-sick kids sent home. You and I both know kids who come to school sick as dogs. This has to stop. And parents with young kids need to prepare for the very real possibility their child will be sent home.
2. Smaller classes-of course most of us have advocated for this for a long time.
3. No more cafeteria lines. Kids need to bring lunches from home. Ca stipend if necessary. Many of the COVID cases in nursing homes and college originated with service staff on such lines.
4. More recess-kids need to be outside getting Vitamin D.
5. Individually assigned BOOKS over shared TECHNOLOGY. This prevents cross contamination. Require kids to bring books and take home daily in case of a sudden closure.
6. Either no school buses or smaller buses with one student per seat. No more crowding three to a seat.
7. Shorter school year-start after Labor Day end before Memorial Day. Like we used to do.
8. Extracurricular activities are going to be limited. Contact sports, band, choir won't be allowed except for very small groups.
9. Staggered schedules would limit exposure but would increase workload on staff requiring more not less teachers.
10. Serious consideration of LRE has to be made because some special ed students are incapable of handling precautions such as masks, distancing, and general hygiene. While most can and will be able to comply, we have students who are profoundly disabled and who cannot and sometimes will not comply. That endangers everyone.
PS> School supplied hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies in all classrooms-students clean desks at the end of the day, every day.
I don't see how your suggestions could apply to high school. Just as an example, some kids show up at 0 period, others not till 2nd period. Would we wait till 2nd period to take temperatures? Also, I don't see every teacher in the state being issued a thermometer.
I'm convinced that our 1968 experience with Hong Kong Flu should be instructive.
Also, even to use cleaning wipes in class, we'd be required to undergo "hazardous materials" training. I kid you not. I refuse to have such wipes in class so I don't do the training.
I guess they could make it mandatory....
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