These kids have got to get back to school. They’re at the lowest risk possible. And if they do get Covid-19, which they will—and they will when they go to school—they’re not going to the hospitals. They’re not going to have to sit in doctor's offices. They’re going to go home, and they’re going to get over it.
Given the fact that Missouri has seen an 87% increase in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, reopening of schools would surely accelerate that pace.
If one kid in a classroom gets COVID-19 then what are the chances his or her classmates will be infected? What about that kid's teachers? If COVID-19 spreads around a school do you think a school district is going to keep that school open?
Since Parsons expects kids with COVID-19 to recuperate at home let's pose this question. Even if a child doesn't require hospitalization from COVID-19 will their parents or grandparents be so lucky? As Jon Zal asked on Twitter, "Serious question: Does @mikeparson have grandchildren in the Missouri public-school system and, if so, will they be spending time with him regularly after schools reopen? Asking for Charles Darwin."
But we're beginning to see young people in Florida die of COVID-19. What makes Parsons think it can't happen in Missouri?
Well what can we expect from a Governor who uses federal COVID-19 aid money to promote tourism? Maybe Parsons would agree to keep schools closed if teachers promised to brandish weapons against peaceful protesters.
Missouri might be the show me state, but Governor Parsons doesn't have a lot to show for it.
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