What It Might Look Like To Safely Reopen Schools
Parents and their children stand in line waiting to get inside Stengaard School north of Copenhagen, Denmark.Olafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
But there are still many more unknowns than guarantees. Among the biggest, says Lily Eskelsen Garcia, president of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, is this:"Is it safe and healthy for my kids to pack them into that classroom?" Ideally, he says, this is accomplished by widespread and frequent testing for the coronavirus. But Mulgrew also points to the safety measures being taken right now at the city's 100"regional enrichment centers" that provide child care for front-line workers. These include wearing masks, temperature checks, hand-washing, frequent sanitization and social distancing rules enforced even for very small children.Denmark reopened schools, for lower grades onlyafter a four-week shutdown.
Based on the typical size of a classroom in New York City, 12 would be the most children you could accommodate while maintaining social distancing, says the UFT's Mulgrew. At the International School in Denmark, they are grouping kids in classes of 10.
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