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Re:Stanford cancels in-person classes for rest of the quarter by rckoepke on Sunday March 08, 2020 @06:45AM (#22517403)
Regarding school closures, I believe you're referencing this: https://twitter.com/NAChristakis/status/1235204443362205699

Additionally weather: https://twitter.com/NAChristakis/status/1235963670255071237

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Re:Stanford cancels in-person classes for rest of the quarter by gdubs on Sunday March 08, 2020 @02:10PM (#22519522)
That’s a good thread.

The obvious concern is low income families. However, the calculus is whether they’ll be more devastated by the short term closures — or a much longer, much deeper recession if the virus spreads unchecked in the West.

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