Open the schools?
Like most parents with a school-aged child, I find myself longing for yesteryear. When August meant back-to-school shopping and carts filled with composition notebooks and No. 2 pencils and pink erasers and glue sticks. When the first day of school meant a photo of my kids heading out the front door, backpacks in tow.
This year, there will be no photos with backpacks. No shopping cart with supplies.
This year, everything from sports seasons to in-person learning is TBD. The only sure things are uncertainty and stress.
For teachers, the worry is that they’ll be forced back into classrooms before it’s safe to return, putting their lives and the lives of their students and families at risk.