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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Aug 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Eliza Shapiro

      From an infection control point view, let alone harm to children, we appeared to have landed on the worst possible option. Whatever risks there are, closing schools simply displaces and worsens them for poorer people who cannot work from home. This, not the pods, is the story.https://twitter.com/elizashapiro/status/1291006850532605954 …

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      Eliza ShapiroVerified account @elizashapiro
      This is one of the biggest education stories no one is talking about: "As more public schools are moving to remote learning, child care programs and after-school providers in major cities are taking in more children of families who cannot work remotely." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/parenting/schools-day-care-children-divide.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage …
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    2. Dr. G, who left her house that one time...‏ @AmeliaNGibson 5 Aug 2020
      Replying to @zeynep

      This is a story, but it is a complicated one. "Whatever risks there are" hides a lot. And schools aren't closed. I agree that schools should provide more options, but not all kids are low risk, teachers & their families also count here (schools are also workplaces).

      3 replies 1 retweet 58 likes
    3. Dr. G, who left her house that one time...‏ @AmeliaNGibson 5 Aug 2020
      Replying to @AmeliaNGibson @zeynep

      Looking at/working in the back end of a lot of this now, and I *really* worry about "the story" swinging this completely away from safety based on the idea that "closing schools is untenable." Poor kids also tend to be more vulnerable, medically. Nuance/complexity is important.

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Aug 2020
      Replying to @AmeliaNGibson

      Indeed. The way we're doing it isn't really just closing schools. We're just displacing the risk. Wealthier kids in pods; poorer kids in haphazard childcare with risks just out of view; medically fragile kids left isolated without special provisions for teaching. Worst combo.

      1 reply 1 retweet 14 likes
    5. Dr. G, who left her house that one time...‏ @AmeliaNGibson 5 Aug 2020
      Replying to @zeynep

      Pulling @CGrantAdvocate in here. I think recent cases require schools to provide in person instruction for some EC students if needed. But agree that counties need better options for hybrid learning. Difficulty is getting teachers who want to take the risk.

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    6. Dr. G, who left her house that one time...‏ @AmeliaNGibson 5 Aug 2020
      Replying to @AmeliaNGibson @zeynep @CGrantAdvocate

      And I don't blame them (we don't want to take the risk either, because why should we die for a job?). This whole thing is pointing to broader failings. We've asked school systems to do too much. And now we're asking them to fill those gaps w/o help.

      2 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Aug 2020
      Replying to @AmeliaNGibson @CGrantAdvocate

      I don't blame the teachers at all! But this should have been the national priority in April, and why aren't people outraged that colleges are open—so much more documented risk that it's not even comparable. For medically-fragile kids, we should have had special provisions. +

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Aug 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @AmeliaNGibson @CGrantAdvocate

          Options included: zoom from qualified (older) teacher supported, as appropriate to the risk/case, by in-person "counselor" who is either young or otherwise little risk, in outdoor settings and/or with proper ventilation. But that requires resources and prioritizing them!

          2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        3. Dr. G, who left her house that one time...‏ @AmeliaNGibson 5 Aug 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @CGrantAdvocate

          I worry abotu the gap between medically fragile and higher risk for COVID complications. Poorer kids, and Black children tend to have higher rates of asthma, etc. Less likely to have access to good health care. Their schools have poor physical infrastructure - poor ventilation.

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        1. Richard H. Ebright‏Verified account @R_H_Ebright 5 Aug 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @AmeliaNGibson @CGrantAdvocate

          Most colleges won't open for in-person instruction...and those that do will close within weeks.

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