Children and young adults have minimal risk, and there is no scientific or public health rationale to close day care centers, schools, or colleges. In-person education is critically important for both the intellectual and social development for all kids, but school closures are especially harmful for working-class children whose parents cannot afford tutors, pod schools, or private schools.

This point is not refuted or disputed by the interviewer of the original article

Edit: Updated Article with corrected numbers . Argument still stands

  • artangels [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Closures are harmful for working class kids, but so are their own deaths and family deaths.