Reopening Schools
There’s a lot that we have to consider about opening up schools. School officials need to look at classroom sizes, ventilation within school buildings, population density, shared equipment, high-contact areas, local amounts of COVID-19 cases, and means of transportation. Even if kids are able to sit in their assigned seat with a mask on all school day, they need to get up at some point. They have to be able to eat their lunch and use the bathroom.
It’s also important to note that physical schools offer more than just an education. In addition to the STEM subjects, children gain friendships and emotional skills. Also, students have access to support programs, internet usage, and healthy meals when they’re at school.
The new year is upon us, and we still don’t really know what’s going to happen. Some schools are talking about using distance learning. Meanwhile, other schools are considering hybrid schedules. Students will spend some days in school and other days at home doing virtual learning. And then there are other schools that want to give parents a choice of sending their child to school or keeping them home. You may not think that you have a choice in this matter, based on the state or school district you live in. But that’s not the case. You can still enroll your child in a cyber school.