There is a timing disparity that has been given limited attention in deciding policy direction for schools. A few isolated positive cases tend to trigger an immediate outcry and response. The longer term consequences of keeping kids out of school or a hybrid virtual/in person schedule with masking etc. are really only now beginning to show up and it could be years before any definitive assessment is available. In the interim, the political/cultural debates are heating up again with the rapid spread of the Delta variant and conflicting guidance from CDC, state and local governments, medical associations etc. and demands from teachers’ unions for 100 percent protection along with “incentive$$” for the risks they are incurring.
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