Schools have been postponed or suspended in Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada and British Columbia. All with some vague promise of some “change” that would make going to back to school somehow safer or better sometime in the future.
I am here to tell you that any delay of school opening is inexcusable, given everything we know about the potential benefits and the known risks of closing schools and of COVID-19.
I was in a debate in June of last year discussing the point “schools should never again be closed for COVID-19.” Since that debate, even more data has emerged showing how little schools contribute to community spread of COVID. The evidence is clear, schools are no riskier than any other activity, and substantially less risky than many.
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