The irony here is that GOP-led states tend to be the ones where schools are open, and in blue states (like California) they're more likely to be closed.

There's also no evidence of schools that are open (nationally it's about 70% of them that are open to some extent or another) being large vectors for spreading COVID, so clearly precautions are being taken.

I am in the bluest of blue states. Our schools are closed. Why would schools be closed here for whats going on in alaska. I Don't understand logic behind your comment.

Alaska has pretty good results right now: https://www.rosshartshorn.net/stuffrossthinksabout/covid_stu... Of course, Alaska also leads among all states in the percentage of its population vaccinated, but it's still much less than half so if their policies regarding covid-19 were egregiously bad, I think we would see it in their results by now.

Sorry I wasn't implying Alaska is doing poorly. Its just the first "GOP lead state" that came to mind. Its great that they are doing good.

I was trying to make a point that how what is going in "GOP lead states" is relevant to my school.

Numbers are going down because people aren’t clustering.

Until vaccination rates hit a tipping point, putting people back together now will create a spike.

I do not really get the concern? So it takes longer for Timmy or Alice to get to multiplication?

Hey, now. I'm in Texas. Our schools are open, and we are taking precautions.