CDC Says Schools Can Safely Reopen, But Will They?

Leila Kubesch, Spanish teacher, Norwood High School, Cincinnati, OH.

Andrea Wader, parent; president, John C. Fremont Elementary PTA, Long Beach, CA.

Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, Principal Investigator, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security; Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore.

Craig Broeren, Superintendent, Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools, Wood County, WI.

Burbio.com: “Follow-up to the opening of the K-12 school”.

Education week: “The pressure is on schools to reopen during the pandemic”, “Where teachers are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine”.

National Education Association: “Educators should have priority access to the COVID vaccine.”

CBS News: “Biden School reopening guidelines should focus on COVID mitigation, rather than vaccinating teachers.”

Chicago Tribune: “Chicago’s public schools are about to reopen after a bitter union struggle. Now the hard part begins: rebuilding confidence and keeping the vows of protection against COVID-19. “

NBC News: “Teachers say they want the Covid-19 vaccine before they go back to class.”

American News and World Report: “Biden’s offer to reopen schools plagued by setbacks.”

JAMA Network: “Data and policy to guide the safe opening of schools to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection.”

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: “COVID-19 Cases and Transmission in 17 K-12 Schools – Wood County, Wisconsin, Aug 31-Nov 29, 2020.”

Long Beach Unified School District.

Cincinnati.com: “What Happens When a County Turns Purple on Ohio’s COVID-19 Map?”

CDC.gov: “Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools Through Gradual Mitigation”.