Once again, POTUS has issued a new “noble” sounding directive, amidst an out of control pandemic, but let’s make it simple: I’ll support it, Mr. President on these conditions:
1. You, personally, supply the legal fund to combat the obviously rare lawsuit that may come from either parents or teachers who get infected as a result of child-to-child transmission. Not to mention from the “few” kids who may sicken or die from un-diagnosed underlying conditions.
2. You, personally, spend an hour and a half, per day for the month of September, teaching one class (because you are so learned) and exposing yourself to students and other faculty (hanging out after class and in the faculty room) the way the average teacher will, in a large urban public school.
In Florida or Texas or area with comparable infection rate.
You’re allowed to take any precaution (masking, distancing) that any teacher can, but must show up in person at the building the way you have ordered them to.
Don’t tell me you don’t have the time: this demonstration will be a great campaign help to you showing what your true commitment to youth and education. And how deeply you believe the COVID disease is really on the way out?
Are you willing to put your body where your mouth is?
PS: alternate condition: you do your job to get our figures in proportion with Canada (which does ¾ of US testing rate, yet has seen falling figures).
US population 330 million, daily cases: around 50,000 or more now.
Canada’s population is about 38 million, daily cases around 300-400. Even at a higher average, of say 500 per day: That translates to US daily number of about 4500 (less than a tenth of our current daily tally.)