When Will You Feel Comfortable Sending Your Children Back to School?
It is increasingly looking like the powers that be are taking steps, albeit baby steps, to re-open the economy.
The President, reversing himself, has pushed re-opening decisions to the states; the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) recommends a phased return to normalcy.
State-by-State Reopening in Phase II. Individual states can move to Phase II when they are able to safely diagnose, treat, and isolate COVID-19 cases and their contacts. During this phase, schools and businesses can reopen, and much of normal life can begin to resume in a phased approach. However, some physical distancing measures and limitations on gatherings will still need to be in place to prevent transmission from accelerating again.
Governor Cuomo, issued another Executive Order extending PAUSE until at least May 15th, and, coordinating decisions with a multi-state consortium of states (NY. NJ, Conn, RI, Maryland, Delaware).
Denmark is the first European nation to re-open schools, with social distancing in schools and a NY Times article reports trepidation among parents.
Parents have tough decisions.
Should I send my child to an out-of-town college? Take a gap-year? Transfer to a college near home? Colleges and parents are mulling the options and colleges are preparing for returning to on campus classes as well as continuing remote CONTINUE READING: When Will You Feel Comfortable Sending Your Children Back to School? | Ed In The Apple