Parents worry about sending kids back to school amid the pandemic

Parents worry about sending kids back to school amid the pandemic

Parents all over are struggling to decide if they want to send their kids back to school.

Experts say hygienic reinforcement will make a difference.

THIS MORNING, CHRIS CONTE SHOWUS A SPECIFIC, SCIENTIFIC NUMBERTHAT MANY EXPERTS BELIEVE IS KMETRIC TO MEASURE SAFETY... ANDPARENTS YOU CAN SEE THIS NUMBERTOO.11-19100-107(Cover first bite)SOT(NELSON )00 It’s daunting for sure thedecisions you have to make(Slow push to outside of house)A summer of social distancing... is giving way to a fall ofuncertainty, for CourtneyNoffsinger and her family.(NELSON )SOT 35 //16 We had no idea, noidea we’d still be battling thisis July heading into the nextschool year, it’s mind blowingCourtney has spent the last fewweeks agonizing over herdaughter and the start of thecoming school year.

SOT -Presley(Nelson )26 It’s been lonely for me, Ikind of miss all my friends andit’s weird to say this but Imiss learning too Like so manystudents, 11-year-old PresleyNoffsinger wants to go back.Leaving families across thecountry at a critical crossroa(NELSON )43/26 As their parents we wato give them what they want butwe’re fearful especially whenthe data keeps changing *GRAPHIC So where can parentsturn for guidance?

MIT hascreated the COVID-19 ProjectionMachine.

It give parents aninteractive map to work with.

Asyou scroll over each state ...you can see current casenumbers.

Pay attention to thone number though, thepositivity rate.

Health expertssay once a state’s positive ratecrosses five percent, parentsshould take note SOT - Dr.Schaffner 44 Parents don’t liketo hear me say it but we will beundertaking a whole series ofexperiments across this countrDr. William Schaffner is one ofthe country’s leading infectiousdisease experts.

He wantparents to be flexible ... ifcases in your district starising, prepare to pivot.

SOT -Dr. Schaffner 37 That schoolsystem will have to figure outif there’s a trigger point therewhere they call a time out andeveryone stays home and thelearning becomes virtual Dr.Schaffner also says in-personlearning will be more successfulif parents model good behaviorat home.

Wear a mask when inpublic.

Show your kids whatsocially distancing looks likeconstantly.

SOT - Dr. Schaffner50 If you do that in your familyalready it’ll be easier for thechild to understand what’shappening in the school As forCourtney Noffsinger -- she’sdecided to let her kids go backon a hybrid schedule.

But isemphasizing safety.

SOT -Courtney(NELSON )45 / 30 Keep coaching them,keep putting the thoughts intheir heads that they have towash their hands they have towear their mask going in and outof the building and why ** Likeso many other parents ..