Schools walk the tightrope between ideal safety and the reality of Covid
California mom Megan Bacigalupi has had enough. She wants her kindergartner and second grader back in their Oakland classrooms.
But the coronavirus is spreading too quickly to open schools in Alameda County, based on the current state standards. And the local teachers union hasn t agreed to go back even after teachers have been vaccinated. So she expects her kids will be logging on to school from home for a while. The impediments to opening are just too great, said Bacigalupi, who is lobbying California lawmakers to establish firm, statewide health metrics that, once met, would require schools to open. In the end, it comes down to a lack of political will to get the kids back in the classroom.
Penn State students will return to in-person classes next Monday, as the country is bracing for a faster-spreading COVID-19 variant to become dominant. The
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AUGUSTA Governor Janet Mills has nominated Dr. Mark Fourre, of Camden, for appointment to the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees.
Dr. Mark Fourre is the president of the Coastal Healthcare Alliance, medical director of Lincoln Medical Partners, president and chair of the Board of Community Physicians of Maine, and chief health affairs officer of MaineHealth.
He served as chief medical officer for LincolnHealth, senior medial director of clinical integration at MaineHealth and chief of emergency medicine at Miles Memorial Hospital and St. Andrew’s Hospital.
Fourre received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota and Doctorate from the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Schools nationwide walk the tightrope between ideal safety, COVID-19 reality
Nearly one year into the pandemic, fewer than half of students are attending schools that are teaching in person every day. There s several factors in the decisions to return to in-person learning.
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Public health officials say districts must acknowledge that holding school in person is a calculated risk, and take concrete steps to minimize the danger for staff members and kids. Nearly one year into the pandemic, fewer than half of students are attending schools that are teaching in person every day. Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash