Nothing Abstract About It

My grandson Jack is a great kid and a hard worker. He is lucky that he has a computer and internet access at home. He has responsible parents making sure he does his work, and he’ll be able to eat his fill without free school lunches.
I have no doubt that he will be mostly be fine, even without in-person classes. But  17 million American children live in homes without high-speed internet, and more than seven million don’t have a computer at home. For disadvantaged kids, “online learning” is an oxymoron. 

The best way to reopen schools is to demand responsibility from our leaders and all the rest of us. The path is straightforward: Control the virus with masks, social distancing, aggressive testing and rigorous surveillance. If our peer countries can do it, we can, too. Our children are worth it.