Opening schools back up could lead to a massive spike in new coronavirus cases

[Yoni Heisler]

• A new study finds that children above the age of 10 can transmit the coronavirus just as easily as adults.
• The study is timely given the ongoing debate as to whether or not schools should reopen this fall.
• Some schools will implement a hybrid model that will divide the week into classroom learning and online instruction.

With the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, there's currently a contentious debate as to how schools in the U.S. should re-open this coming fall, if at all. While some cities are planning to implement a hybrid system that would see kids go to school for 3 days a week and engage in online learning for the rest of the week, other cities still aren't sure how they plan to proceed. Some states like Florida, meanwhile, will be requiring schools to reopen next month.

Per usual, the issue of school re-openings has morphed into a political debate. This is an unfortunate development as science and health considerations have seemingly taken a backseat to political talking points.

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