Schools in the United States prepare for all manner of disasters and threats, whether hurricanes, mass shooters, tornadoes, influenza or head lice.But this week, a stark new order came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Get ready for the coronavirus.Around the nation, school officials
Schools in the United States prepare for all manner of disasters and threats, whether hurricanes, mass shooters, tornadoes, influenza or head lice.
Across the country, as federal authorities announced that 60 people in the United States had been infected with the virus, mainly from travel abroad, families were grappling with the new alarm raised over the virus and how a possible outbreak could play out in their own communities. Dennis Kosuth, a nurse for Chicago Public Schools, said his district’s ability to handle an outbreak could be compromised by circumstances like families who could not afford child care costs to keep sick children at home. Nursing shortages are a concern, too, he said. Kosuth said he was responsible for nursing care at four schools.
“I was a bit surprised that it took this long to offer national guidance specifically to school districts,” Carvalho said of the CDC statement this week. The vast majority of districts have access to broadband internet, but they do not necessarily have expertise in how to effectively organize and teach classes online when schools are shuttered. Further complicating matters, not all families have home computers and high-speed internet. While 90% of households with children under 18 had broadband access in 2016, according to federal data, gaps remained along the lines of income, race and education level.
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