Are individual school districts diverse? Yes. And individual schools? Yes
So a decision in even a single school might not meet all needs? Yes, it is why the state supports a surgical approach to the individual issues, Oliva says
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Are school districts free to implement social distancing? Yes.
Are school districts encouraged to increase sanitation? Is one of the principles that schools should encourage.
Along with washing hands and masking, with the ability to opt out.
Oliva is done.
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there are no more defense witnesses. There is one rebuttal witness, Dr. Kriseman from the other day.
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Sheridan asks Kriseman about Bhattacharya statements on masking of children in schools. Would it be ethical to do randomized testing on children to determine the spread of COVID?
Kriseman: It would be ethically challenging.
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For it to be a truly blind study you would potentially put children without masks into a situation where they could be at risk, Kriseman notes.
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Now discussing a study Bhattacharya referenced regarding masks. Kriseman says no one is going to put a black and white on them, but this one is closest by showing what it called unambiguous benefits
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This rebuttal witness is aimed directly at refuting the data and studies that the defense key expert provided.
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They also ask Kriseman about the Brown U study DeSantis has used to justify his mask views. Kriseman notes on the last page it says it should not be used to make blanket statements on mask use or effectiveness.
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They are taking a 15 minute break to give the defense lawyer a chance to get to another hearing.
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we're back on to continue the questioning of Dr. Kriseman
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Are you aware of any medical organizations not agreeing with the CDC recommendations?
Kriseman: Other than the state of Florida? No I am not aware of any.
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Kriseman: Our hospital is bursting at the seams. We're worn out. We need a multilayers approach. ...
Many things show masking is effective. We just don't have that randomized study to lay it in stone.
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We have a responsibility to do whatever we can so that we can lower the morbidity mortality rates ... It is no longer an abstract to me
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On cross, Bean asks Kriseman if the WHO is a credible medical organization. Yes. But it offers a different age for masking. Yes.
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Kriseman is done as a witness.
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There are no more witnesses. Cooper says he hoped to get to closings today but we didn't.
He wants to hear the closings and review them. Will take at least half a day.
So suggests do closings in the morning, come back Friday morning for a ruling.
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I need alone time with my door closed to sift through all this
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I'd like to do 30 minutes to an hour max per side closing, and then give me some time to get everything assembled and then work on this, Cooper says
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the plan is to start summaries at 10:15 am Thursday. tentatively ruling 10 a.m. Friday, unless Cooper decides he won't be ready.
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that is all. see you tomorrow.
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