We decide if schools open, not Trump, not governors, not school boards. We do.

[Hamlette]

These are our babies. Moms and Dads are not going to send them to school if they might die.

Apparently only 31% of Americans think schools should reopen (in my state, it's the parents of jocks, not sure why but I can imagine). If only 31% go to the schools, it won't work. Teachers will need to teach those in the classrooms and do video teaching for the other 69%. How does that happen? And teachers are not happy about going back. Parents give their sick kids advil to get them temps down and send them to school. Ok if they have a cold but Covid? Not happy.

If they reopen the schools, it won't be for long. I give it 2 weeks. And I don't think the athletic programs the parents in my state want will be operating, at least not have they have in the past. Can you see school teams practicing and competing when the professional teams are not?

I'm still worried but will not send mine to school

[exboyfil]

1. We have some online public schools in iowa

Anyone can open enroll into them. I would probably do that if my kids were still school age.

[duforsure]

2. trump trying desperately to force kids and teachers back during a deadly and very active pandemic

Will fail bad for them , and turn more states blue making the election even worse for trump and republicans . His refusals to help getting the virus stopped also driving many voters away from them now. Also trump and Mitch and republicans stiffing the American people getting direct payouts has many really really pissed off at trump and the gop. Everything he and republicans are doing , or refusing to do is turning more people against them , and many young kids see it too and will never forget who did this to them and their families. These kids after seeing this now will make them Democrats for life.

[Maraya1969]

7. Has the White House or any governors mansions opened for visitors? That would be the first step

I'd think.

Let them open themselves up first. Let all the anti maskers wander around their houses first.

[Cha]

3. Have you seen this, Hamlette?.. #Not My Child..

Link to tweet

[Hamlette]

12. beautiful, thanks!

[secondwind]

4. I wouldn't.

I’m a grandma, and have a granddaughter who is now a senior at Hobart and desperate to graduate next June. Film major. Destination: Los Angeles. Both scenarios keep me up at night.

[tavernier]

10. I have two grandkids in Uni...

Granddaughter just starting grad school at MSJU in Ohio, grandson first year at FGCU in Fort Meyers. He will be in the dorm, although his roomy will be his best friend and neighbor and they have pretty much been only with each other since this started. No, not gay, but best friends. All of them are hyper aware of the importance of masks and social distancing, and the schools have laid out very strict rules about how things will be done in this pandemic climate, or risk being expelled. I worry less about them than children heading for grade school and high school.
Deep breath, fellow grannie, we will get through this!

[BigmanPigman]

5. It is all about the economy and $$$, not health, science and lives.

The GOP is sticking with its goal of bankrupting and killing citizens as long ad they get richer by it.

The thing is this will cost them even more money in the long run. Opening and closing and quarantining all those schools and businesses costs more money than staying shut down and getting rid of Covid in the general society, then reopening. The GOP has it ass backwards.

[bobbieinok]

6. But what if businesses tell workers 'Come to work or be fired'? Or Trump, gov say that must happen?

If no adult can be with kids at home, what then?

Do GOPers hate children? Do they even LIKE them?

Some years there was a study that freaked many people out. It showed that not only did/do many big corporations discourage strongly their female employees from having children. They discouraged their male ones as well.

Why discourage so strongly? Children diverted the employee's attention. He/she didn't give 100% attention to the job. The employee was much less willing to work til late at night. To go on over-night or weekend business trips. They wanted vacations. Sometimes they--horrors!--demanded time off for chilcare.

Bottom line--corporations wanted 150% plus of each employee's attention. If the employee had even one child, the corporation didn't get that

[rickyhall]

8. What? You think this still a democracy? This Trumplandia, didn't you know?

[lunasun]

9. First trumpers wanted us to be ok with our grandparents getting sick. And if they died it was

for the good of the nation . Now they want our kids in danger and getting sick
and it’s again for the good of the nation.

[gollygee]

11. I decide for my kids

I won't put them in school if I'm uncomfortable no matter what anybody in the government says.