What to know before diving into the debate over reopening schools

[NelsonG]

If you have an opinion about whether children should attend in-person school prior to widespread vaccination against COVID-19, chances are you've already been vilified by someone, somewhere. 

The most extreme rhetoric likens those in favor of reopening to murderers willing to expose teachers and children to the coronavirus to selfishly make their lives as parents easier, or to ensure their kid loses no ground in the quest to attend an Ivy League college. 

People who oppose reopening are portrayed as letting their fear run wild in the face of reason. There's a special brand of scorn reserved for educators who want to delay their return to the classroom. They're seen as lazy and entitled, even if they were praised as underpaid heroes prior to the pandemic. Read more...

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