When my kid was in lockdown I taught him math and science and now he does algebra at 5. Other kids his age were in lockdown getting beaten by their stepdads. I think the achievement gaps will be massive and that the lengths of these school lockdowns were a crime against a generation of kids. A society with restaurants open for sit down dining but schools closed has its priorities completely upside down.
> A society with restaurants open for sit down dining but schools closed has its priorities completely upside down.
Be careful: that's analogous to asking "why is Narcan free for drug addicts but insulin so expensive for diabetics?". The fact that restaurants are open isn't relevant, and mentioning it like that will just make people suggest that they be closed, instead of addressing the real problem.
Not sure what your point is. Restaurants are a Lower priority than schools. If Covid is out of control, close the restaurants and open the schools (assuming both are disease vectors). If the disease is too dangerous then of course there can be circumstances where both must remain closed (especially if it was a disease targeting young people like H1N1)
