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Let’s Be Clear


Right up front let’s be clear about opening schools The major reason to open schools is to educate children.

Let’s again be clear . . . Children need the socialization of in-person interactions with other children

Furthermore, let’s be clear once again . . .  When schools reopen a number of children are going to get the coronavirus.

The prior three statements are not something that we need the experts to tell us. As these three statements are very common-sensical, why all the hub-bub about the “surges” in coronavirus cases as schools reopen. Should these school related cases not be expected?

Last week I read a headline: “Europe Schools Upend Virus Plans.” (WSJ):

Basically this article bemoans the fact that there are thousands of cases in schools in some of Europe’s coronavirus hot spots. For example, in the U.K.more than one-third of coronavirus outbreaks (at least two cases) occurred in educational settings.

In France, 35% of 1070 outbreaks were in schools or universities. (Almost 50% occurred in mid/high schools, but the average size of these outbreaks was much higher in colleges . . . where they have parties.)

Spain reported cases in 4.5% of schools.

Get the picture? When kids,through college, go back to school, there are going to be an increased number of cases.

In San Diego there are four major colleges and so logically I would expect an increased number of cases associated with these colleges just like what has occurred in Europe. That is exactly what is happening . . . Duh! (As of last week, PLNU ~50 confirmed cases, UCSD – 150 confirmed cases, SDSU – 1200+ confirmed cases, USD -?)

At some point, the el/hi students here in California are going to be reintegrated back into their classrooms. The headlines will then read: Cases Surge As Schools Upend Virus Plans . . . and I will then respond, “Let’s be clear; What did you expect?”

[FYI: In my recent book, The Keneally Chronicles, a college as well as an entire town has a unique way to approach their expected surge of coronavirus cases. (BTW, it is available on Amazon.)]

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