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TreasonousBastard

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5. Makes me crazy-- arguing over school openings. "Kids learn better in school". Well, duh...

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 02:27 PM

Sep 2020

Of course they do, but they don't learn shit if they are in the hospital. Or dead.

I thought that a fundamental, absolute rule with kids is to maintain their health and safety. Do no harm. Aren't we thinking insanely about giving guns to teachers to defend against school shooters? How about some sane thinking about Covid and the position of school nurses. (We do still have school nurses, don't we?)

So what if football or basketball season is cancelled. Yeah, the kids' 1% shot at a scholarship may be killed. But that's better than the kid being killed, isn't it?

Many parents, especially single ones, have to deal with what to do with young kids at home. Are we as this newly "Made Great" nation incapable of coming up with an answer for this? We just threw about a trillion bucks away with no accounting-- how about actually planning what to do with that kind of money?

Makes me sick.

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All over the news here in New England [View all] boston bean Sep 2020 OP

You have a specific article? n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2020 #1

Many. Use google. boston bean Sep 2020 #2

Most posters provide more info or a link to your story! nt USALiberal Sep 2020 #31

Colleges: sl8 Sep 2020 #8

Colleges might be worse than k-12 because of the parties n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2020 #10

Sure. sl8 Sep 2020 #15

That's what happened in Wisco. AllyCat Sep 2020 #29

it's too late for colleges pstokely Sep 2020 #32

Here's a start Ms. Toad Sep 2020 #11

Yeah, I've seen that one Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2020 #14

in person schools herd "mentality rampartc Sep 2020 #3

don't know where this is, but it is completely possible Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2020 #4

Makes me crazy-- arguing over school openings. "Kids learn better in school". Well, duh... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #5

It's dangerous for the kids, yes FakeNoose Sep 2020 #9

"Maybe these kids won't get too sick with the virus" llmart Sep 2020 #28

Movies are better in the theatre... lame54 Sep 2020 #24

Here in DE, they just decided that high school sports can restart woodsprite Sep 2020 #6

It really, really isn't that easy. And I FULLY SUPPORT schools being closed right now. jpljr77 Sep 2020 #7

Agreed Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2020 #12

Anything is easier than death. boston bean Sep 2020 #13

And I get that, but I also get how easy it is for some people to just say that. jpljr77 Sep 2020 #16

If people are sending their kids to school they better not be visiting the grandparents boston bean Sep 2020 #27

I totally sympathize Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2020 #34

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2020 #23

Yep, and it's not like parents will immediately... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2020 #17

How are poor kids w/o a computer or even wi-fi at home supposed to learn? Seems like a MASSIVE BamaRefugee Sep 2020 #18

I have a senior in our country school. Alwaysna Sep 2020 #33

Some kids will fall seriously behind. Some will be emotionally scarred Warpy Sep 2020 #19

Some referemces about the topic would be handy relayerbob Sep 2020 #20

But But But SPORTS!!!! Tommymac Sep 2020 #21

The collective blowback from this generation will be well deserved. ancianita Sep 2020 #22

At least we're not leaving them with trillions in debt and a ravaged environment. Oh, wait. Pluvious Sep 2020 #30

Lol yeah, plus once things are back to normal school shootings Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2020 #35

I just don't understand why the schools were opened so soon, they caved to the parents.... George II Sep 2020 #25

And the districts and students whistler162 Sep 2020 #26

U.S. daily new cases up 16% from about a week ago (7 day moving avg) progree Sep 2020 #36

It's not always that simple. cab67 Sep 2020 #37