KXLY
December 23, 2020 8:57 PM
Alex Crescenti
Updated:
SPOKANE, Wash. — Parents are growing more frustrated as their children remain out of the classroom going into the next semester in January, but just how safe is it for kids to be in the class?
A new study from the University of Washington says not safe at all. Researchers at UW say schools are safe for kids if the virus community spread is low, which it isn’t right now in Spokane County.
In the last two weeks, the infection rate has been 771 per 100,000 people. Experts consider it “low” at 5 per 100,000. Researchers say having in-person learning doesn’t increase the spread of COVID-19 in places with low to moderate levels of the virus.