Outside school called riskier for kids than class
County health chief urges not lowering guard against virus
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Months of COVID-19 data show social gatherings and extracurricular activities are still more likely to spread the coronavirus among children than the school day, Allen County's top doctor said.
That hasn't stopped Travis Striggle from letting his third and fifth grade daughters lead a normal life during the pandemic, and he's not alone.
He invited Northwest Allen County Schools leaders to visit his street, whose residents include 10 children who attend Oak View Elementary School and two others who attend a district secondary school, he said.