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And what of the teachers and other school staff? SoonerPride May 2020 #1
Thank you! I work in a school. Schools are not made for physical distancing. OrlandoDem2 May 2020 #2
The petri-dish quality of schools is exactly why The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #4
Besides, kids get cv-19, too, and can suffer terrible consequences & even death. tblue37 May 2020 #11
Yes. Please contact your school board, state legislators, and governor about safety for ALL. OrlandoDem2 May 2020 #14
Living is like playing Russian Roulette with your life every day, Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #15
Noted That On Another Thread ProfessorGAC May 2020 #20
There's a about a 4% chance of death if you are in the older population, Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #27
You Going To Take The Risk? ProfessorGAC May 2020 #47
Does Your Analysis Include... ProfessorGAC May 2020 #48
"Children attended school in the pre vaccine era for over a century." The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #3
True, Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #16
If one of those dead kids was yours, would you still be OK with the fact The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #22
Again Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #38
This new inflammation issue with children who had Covid-19 dawg day May 2020 #5
What about the issue of the kids not getting an education? Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #8
A dead child doesn't get an education either. nt crickets May 2020 #18
Right, children die sometimes Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #21
If your kid died would you feel differently, or The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #23
You can't make decisions for large amounts of people in such a personal way Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #33
Tell that to the parents of a child who died of covid-19 or Kawasaki's syndrome The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #36
I don't think they closed all the schools all over the country Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #39
Ummm ... that's not a classroom. Don't let the orderly rows fool you. eppur_se_muova May 2020 #6
My mother was a nurse in those days. She told us about the iron lungs The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #29
only 2-3% of them would die keithbvadu2 May 2020 #7
And I'm betting he considers himself in the "Right To Life" crowd. n/t Liberal In Texas May 2020 #24
I am astounded at the number of ghouls who publicly announce crickets May 2020 #9
It is not sacrificing children Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #10
What I'm getting from these politicians is that crickets May 2020 #17
Sure, so the kids should just go without an education indefinitely then. Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #19
The odds might be good that they won't die, but the odds aren't so good The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #28
Grandparents pretty much don't have to see the kids in most families Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #31
I'm here proudly and completely bluestarone May 2020 #34
Most families? In many, many families, especially immigrants and low-income people, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #35
Yeah, sometimes Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #43
jfc obamanut2012 May 2020 #25
Now that's a pose straight from some Volk und Vaterland propaganda poster struggle4progress May 2020 #12
some in this thread feel the same way obamanut2012 May 2020 #26
For those who feel that way, I'd ask them whether they'd sacrifice their own kid The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #32
This. This right here. Thank you. crickets May 2020 #40
Yeah, you don't have kids Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #42
What are you saying? crickets May 2020 #45
That lottery has already been happening every day of our lives Zing Zing Zingbah May 2020 #41
So why are we even bothering with doctors or hospitals or medicines at all? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #46
the small pox vaccine dates to the 1700's dsc May 2020 #13
This vile monster needs to spend some time working at Boston Children's Hospital. GoCubsGo May 2020 #30
Is this the "Again" they were talking about in MAGA? hunter May 2020 #37
This is the pre-vaccine era. Iggo May 2020 #44
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