Children are being hospitalized in record numbers as the Omicron variant surges in the U.S. So why then are kids and teachers heading into classrooms in person right now? @mehdirhasan has strong thoughts about the current state of the school closure debate:

Jan 6, 2022 · 1:00 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Life is a rask dipshit. COVID is low risk to kids and the effects of not going does far more damage than COVID.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Remote schooling isn’t an acceptable substitute for in-person learning. Mandatory vaccinations, masks, & testing are affordable options to ensure schools are adequately safe, so why can’t public schools stay open? If schools aren’t essential services then then nothing is.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
If schools aren’t open, where else would kids go to nap, color and drink chocolate milk for two hours a day, every day… And parents had kids knowing they would outsource them to schools for K-12; they didn’t sign-up for having them around daily.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow
thank you @mehdirhasan for saying this truth. my tx kids went back today as well & we’re all nervous. why tf do we have virtual systems set up & refuse to use them for even 10 days 🤬🤯
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
I’m a teacher. Thanks for this.
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