The American Academy of Pediatrics now says 'science should drive decision-making on safely reopening schools.'
— one that was published a mere two weeks ago, on June 26, and pushed for “having students physically” in classrooms — to justify their campaign to fully reopen schools in the fall, despite surging cases of COVID-19 across the nation. The AAP previously “strongly” advocated that “all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school.
Now, after also being criticized for hardly addressing the safety of educators and school personnel, AAP is not only now calling for putting local school leaders, public health experts, educators and parents at the center of decisions about how and when to reopen schools, but the AAP is also putting more of an emphasis on maximizing the safety and well-being of teachers and staff.
“For instance, schools in areas with high levels of COVID-19 community spread should not be compelled to reopen against the judgment of local experts. A one-size-fits-all approach is not appropriate for return to school decisions,” the statement reads., the U.S. continues to lead the world in COVID-19 deaths, with 134,097 as of July 11. We also have the most confirmed cases, with 3,184,722. Brazil follows with with 1,800,827 confirmed cases and 70,398 deaths.
Information about COVID-19 is rapidly changing, and Scary Mommy is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. With news being updated so frequently, some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For this reason, we are encouraging readers to use online resources from
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
WHO Walks Back Claim That Covid-19 Can Only Be Transmitted Through Locking Eyes With One True LoveGENEVA—Acknowledging the comment had been based on results from only two or three studies, the World Health Organization walked back an earlier claim Wednesday that Covid-19 could only be transmitted among humans via one person locking eyes with another who is their one true love. “Preliminary data indicated the virus could only be spread from person to person when two eternal soul mates were gazing into each other’s eyes beneath the light of the moon,” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom, explaining that new evidence suggests doing a quick double-take at someone out of mere animal attraction carries the same risk of transmission as a moment shared by two great lovers destined for lifelong romance. “We are now seeing young and otherwise healthy individuals showing symptoms after simply entertaining the thought that a passing stranger they made eye contact with had a nice face, for instance, indicating that even discreetly checking out another person may increase the likelihood of contracting coronavirus, regardless of whether that person is one’s missing half in this world. As a result, we are now recommending that in any public space where one could conceivably encounter attractive people, a blindfold be worn at all times.” Adhanom went on to clarify that making out was still a safe activity to participate in so long as the parties involved kept their eyes closed throughout.
Read more »
U.S. education chief Betsy DeVos downplays risk of opening schools amid coronavirusDeVos downplayed the coronavirus risk of reopening schools and repeated a threat to cut funding to schools that don’t fully resume in-person learning.
Read more »
Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors sayAs the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force U.S. schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.
Read more »
Teachers want to know: How exactly are we supposed to return to school?The prospect of in-person education in the fall prompts hundreds of questions from school staff across the country. teachers pandemic
Read more »
Self-Discipline and Sacrifice Pushes Jane Kibii on Every Run'I run for my family. Everything I do, every check I bring home, goes to them, whether that’s back home in Kenya to build my family a better home, or here in Auburn, California, with my daughter, Belvia.'
Read more »