I’m sorry you can’t have it both ways, you can’t blithely say there’s no proof the barriers are effective and then also claim that they’re horrendous impositions of kids making it impossible for the children to make connections to their class mates. It’s plexiglass, get a grip. If our kids are so highly strung that sitting next to a peice of plexiglass is a problem then I’m worried about more than just corona. This is the sort of “I can’t breathe through this thin piece of cloth” logic that would be mercilessly mocked if it appeared on Facebook let alone NyMag.

It also perplexes me the author shifts claims the barriers aren’t effective when people wear masks whilst not acknowledging that these are kids, you cannot trust them to be great about masks. This is like an article claiming we shouldn’t teach kids to look both ways 3 times before crossing the road because 2 times is more than enough! Well yeah, but understandably, we’re cautious when it comes to safety.

Give no aid to those who moan about the smallest inconvenience during a pandemic.