The Truth About Reopening Schools: Three Things You Need To Know

This segment of What’s Ahead bluntly answers the question of whether we should reopen our schools: Yes! Understanding that nothing we do is risk-free—including keeping schools closed—there are three compelling reasons to resume traditional classroom instructions. First, kids suffer psychologically from staying at home. Second, closed schools put enormous financial and psychological stress on parents, especially those with low incomes. Third, actual experience in countries that have reopened schools, such as in Germany and Japan, has been positive—with no disasters having ensued.