The social, emotional and academic effects of online learning may outweigh the risks of viruses

WEST PARK, Fla. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which collected data from schools already learning face-to-face, show that COVID transmission is not significant in classrooms. The recently released report says the kind of rapid spread seen in senior homes and very dense workplaces is not present in the school environment.

Investigators from the CDC published their views Tuesday in the Journal of American Medical Association.

The accumulation of data has been collected in both international schools and schools in the United States.

However, they cautioned there is some evidence that online and at-home learning affects children socially, emotionally and academically.

“The reason we’ve been pushing for schools to open is because it’s better for the kids to have kids in person,” said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The superintendents at Broward and Miami Dade have also been saying it for weeks.

“Our schools are not a source of spread for the pandemic,” said Robert Runcie, Superintendent of Broward County Schools.

And the superintendent of Miami-Dade County public schools, Alberto Carvalho, said, “We know who is losing ground. And there are some children who have to return to the school building. “

Both have pushed for thousands of children, especially those who are falling behind academically, to learn personally again.

L Avonda Clark, who came to pick up her nephew from school, said, “When the kids are home, they don’t pay attention.”

Reynaldo Hubbard was waiting for his grandchildren. “They get better grades when they are in school,” he said.

But the CDC warns that proper procedures must be maintained, including wearing a mask, physical distance, better ventilation of the room, and extensive testing.

Communities also need to keep the virus under control so it stays out of the classroom.

Karla Hernandez-Mats, the president of the Miami-Dade County Teachers Union said that “schools are a reflection of the community.”

Teachers’ unions in both countries agree that personal learning is the best option for students, but are concerned about the safety of schools and the behavior of the community.

Unless our community is willing to do what it should, we will continue to see the spread and this is what makes us nervous, ”said Hernandez-Mats.

President Joe Biden has pledged to open more schools in the first 100 days of his administration, but warns it will be costly to the country – it will take $ 130 billion to open schools safely.