[travisjungroth]

I’m not saying her argument appeals to emotion. I’m saying it dismisses teachers’ reasoning as emotion. It says that teachers are “nervous”, not that they think that reopening schools will put themselves, their students and community at risk.

[ryathal]

It dismisses their arguments as emotion, because that seems to be the primary argument. Based on the evidence we currently have:

>there is little to no danger for the kids themselves

>they are unlikely to spread to adults if they are infected

>Online doesn't work with teachers not trained to do it

>there are significant dangers to keeping kids out of school, socially and developmentally