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Arguments about school closures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
From Ballotpedia
The main areas of disagreement about school closures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are:
- In favor of school closures
- School closures are necessary to prevent the spread of the virus
- Evidence from past pandemics supports the efficacy of school closures
- Reopening Universities will increase COVID-19 spread
- Reopening schools puts people of color at higher risk
- Keep schools closed because COVID-19 outbreaks are inevitable
- Against school closures
- School closures are ineffective in preventing the spread of the virus
- School closures pose significant unintended consequences
- School closures and reopening plans have disparate economic effects
- School closures and distance learning exacerbate digital divide
- Reopen schools to protect the economy
- School-aged children have reduced COVID-19 risk
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