The Case Against Re-Opening Schools



Rose Levine, a fifth-grade teacher in Cambridge, Mass., says she fears that bringing students back to class to learn during the pandemic could be more harmful than leaving them at home.

Her argument goes entirely against President Trump’s new demand that schools fully reopen for all students this fall, even in areas where the pandemic is spiking. School districts are still trying to figure out what they will do in the fall, ensuring they have plans for various contingencies, and are more likely to be responsive to facts on the ground in their communities than to the president’s wants.

To keep reading this post, click here.

Comments