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That sounds like a very good approach and one I would feel comfortable with. Good luck to your children in school this year! Initially my entry into this thread was responding to bilzfancy and his focus on returning to normalcy, including sending children back to school. That's how I was framing the conversation from that point on: a full return to normalcy wrt to kids in school, as if it were any other year. I'd be terrified as hell of such a situation, and judging by this response I think you would be as well. I hope that every state goes for similar measures this year. As bilzfancy and OldTimeAFLGuy mentioned, there are a lot of benefits to school and we cannot ignore them. As long as there is a holistic approach to this mess where we follow the advice of our best and brightest as best we can, I'm good.

I'll ask you again since you completely ignored me the first time. Have you ever had to deal with 25 or more 6 year olds for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week? If you did then you’d know how ridiculous it is to expect those teachers to effectively social distance their students. That includes the basic act of getting them to keep their masks on.

I don't have any such research available to me. Peer review takes time. The other countries around the world that are handling COVID leaps and bounds better than the US didn't wait for peer-reviewed research before they were able to get a handle on things. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to put two and two together with even the most basic understanding of virology, which I believe is something you've claimed to know a bit about. Expert comments from the same article I linked: We think, or hope, that everyone understands the primary risk of reopening schools during a global pandemic: An increase in the number of people infected and more people with life-threatening cases of COVID-19. "The main risk would be that the children will contract COVID-19 more frequently in school, and that the teachers will be exposed to and could become infected as well," Dr. Sanborn says. "Aside from the risk of infected children potentially becoming very ill, which is fortunately a rare occurrence, there is also the risk to the children's families if the kids bring the virus home." Finally, according to Dr. Sanborn although it seems that children may not spread the SARS-CoV-2 virus as effectively as adults, there is still major concern about a possible spike in infection rates, particularly in regions where infection rates are already high. Murphy reiterates this concern, although she emphasizes that the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus in schools depends largely on the region's infection rates and other factors. So how does your personal expertise compare to these two professionals? "While there may not be a true consensus on schools opening, we pediatricians do all agree with the CDC that, in a perfect scenario, we would all like schools to be open." How does your wife's expertise compare to Dr Sanborn's?

So it's you who doesn't agree with the pediatricians then.

Under perfect conditions, yes absolutely.

Considering the fact that all of those posts are at least several weeks old (most are older), let's examine something a bit more recent: "One thing is certain," Murphy says, "Any return to school or work will require that we all practice personal hygiene (teaching our kids to wash their hands, cough and sneeze into their elbows, and so on) and pay attention to our general health and symptoms every day, and anyone with any symptoms should stay home." Other than that, there really is no consensus. We've seen that with the CDC's stance on the matter, followed by the serious backlash from school and medical professionals. "While there may not be a true consensus on schools opening, we pediatricians do all agree with the CDC that, in a perfect scenario, we would all like schools to be open," Dr. Sanborn says, nodding to the fact that, based on available evidence, young children don't seem to contract or transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus as easily as adults. https://www.cnet.com/health/is-it-safe-to-reopen-schools-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

I think at the end of the day there really is some fundamental difference with certain people wrt this topic of individual vs group. The best we can do, then, is to bridge the gap when we can.

When you say you want kids to go back to school that speaks volumes about your understanding of communicable diseases. You are displaying your inability to understand nuance. In this case, you are ignoring the fact that children can still incubate and transmit the virus to others at an incredible rate if they are sent back to school. Have you ever had to deal with 25 or more 6 year olds for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week? If you did then you’d know how ridiculous it is to expect those teachers to effectively social distance their students. But hey, back to normal is the important part. Not safety and well being of the people in your life who aren’t you.

So it’s not about your neighbors or fellow citizens. To hell with what happens to them. The individual and their individual choices are the most important thing in this society. If bilzfancy wants to live his life normally during a pandemic at the risk of harming others by not taking precautions that stop the spread of the virus, well THAT is what REALLY matters, right? #######s. #######s everywhere.

I think it’s in the 20s

What a diverse group of people to ask questions to. Definitely a representative sample of the country.

A spell? Now the Republicans are turning to blame magic and voodoo? The answer is that he's an excellent orator. His speeches will be studied by future public speakers for decades.

Trolling isn’t at all presidential. Even jokingly saying something like this is disgusting. But your ilk is totally fine with and loves it? Meanwhile he’s turning the White House into a fortress which is straight from the dictator playbook. Man I just wonder how far the cognitive dissonance will go with some of you before you finally see the forest for the trees.

Trump says he’ll seek third term because of spying on his campaign - a claim fully refuted by his own FBI. https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-ll-seek-third-000717298.html

What I would do is look for news articles written about his induction. If there was some type of conflict with the necessary number of years before possible induction, any reporter worth their salt would have talked about it. Even if it was right on the cusp (for example, if the rule in 1996 was 4 years), that probably would have been mentioned.

This is something that is sometimes overlooked when analyzing Gibbs. To do what he did before free agency is nothing short of remarkable. He was the textbook definition of a coach.

HA!... Unreal. Marv doesn't seem like the type to throw out accusations like that just because his team is losing.

I still feel like there was something up with this game. The Skins just teed off on our receivers all game without ever getting a flag.

A classic symptom of AOC derangement syndrome. You might want to get that checked out.

Hahaha why are you still posting? You just got schooled. He and his family must have exploited... well, themselves—pretty damn viciously to have created such a monster!

When hit with facts, turn to your sound bites. You’re such a well trained little doggy.

I have no idea why no one is still talking about these 10 acts of unpatriotic incompetence from the previous administration: Stay focused! Don’t let “them” drive the narrative!

In some sense we did know better than we have shown (especially the US) but politics has gotten on the way. It’s amazing to me that some are more concerned with the election than taking care of their fellow Americans—especially considering how taking care of Americans is one of the best ways to win an election. If McD goes down though I have confidence in Frazier.

Wouldn’t below average mean just below the middle of the barrel?