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In reply to the discussion: Chicago Public Schools students to return to classrooms Wednesday after CTU suspends work action [View all]Orrex
(63,172 posts)Last edited Wed Jan 12, 2022, 03:08 PM - Edit history (1)
And "I would look for stats in comparison to other causes of [ mental health issues ] for children."
Your claim--if true--also seems to overlook the very real strain on teachers, who are quitting in droves:
https://wpst.com/why-are-pennsylvania-teachers-quitting-at-such-an-alarming-rate/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/04/teachers-quitting-jobs-covid-record-numbers
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teachers-quitting-covid
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/10/18/teachers-resign-pandemic/ (paywall)
https://www.kwch.com/2021/12/07/pandemic-related-stress-causing-educators-walk-away/
https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2021/11/08/new-hanover-county-teachers-quitting-due-covid-19-burnout/6051795001/
And it equally ignores the very real possibility of contagion between kids forcibly exposed to covid at school and vulnerable family members.
But sure. Let's jam kids into overcrowded school rooms with sick teachers and/or poorly qualified substitutes, where masks are optional, social distancing is not enforced, and vaccines are not mandated. What the fuck could possibly go wrong?