To reopen or not to reopen.
That is the question plaguing school districts across the country as they grapple with how to teach kids this fall. Everyone’s reopening plan looks a little (or a lot) different, with some districts opting for in-person instruction and others going completely remote.
It’s still early, but we’ve already seen fallout from some of the decisions.
A high school in Elwood, Indiana, was forced to close its doors the same week it opened them after a student tested positive for COVID-19.
And last week, a high school in Dallas, Georgia, made headlines after a picture of students without masks packed in a hallway went viral. The students who shared the photo were suspended and then reinstated.
But the question remains: what is the best way to reopen schools in the middle of a pandemic?
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