The COVID pandemic woke millions of Americans up to the failed state of our health care system, and it didn’t stop there. While some Americans depending on their state were locked in their homes and forced to homeschool, they discovered that the public school system isn’t all it’s cracked up.
Schooling Options are Essential During COVID
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Are your kids getting the education they need either in person, or remotely? It might depend on where you live; it should instead be up to you.
Schools shut down last spring. Some reopened in the fall, some did not. Others, like those in New York City, are closing again. Some schools are trying to mix in-person and virtual instruction.
This confusion should be alleviated as much as possible by allowing parents to decide which schooling is best for their kids.
Based on the evidence, it seems that schools can safely keep in-person instruction as they aren’t super-spreaders, and that many students benefit from this kind of instruction. A recent national poll found that more than 50% of parents are comfortable with returning to school. The same poll found that half of parents with a choice selected remote education for their children.