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In reply to the discussion: All K-12 schools in Pennsylvania shut down for 2 weeks amid coronavirus outbreak [View all]DeminPennswoods
(16,451 posts)where I live. We are not experiencing what the eastern part of the state is. I think part is quick action by Peduto in Pittsburgh, maybe part is because DeWine shut down Ohio, which we border, early so that cases are not bleeding into PA, part is the lower population density out here and part was good emergency planning by UPMC/AHN/local Beaver county hospital system.
What the local Rs were quoted in the local paper saying about their bill wasn't crazy talk. It makes sense to a lot of people here. There's only 1 D left in my area and his comment wasn't even on the order of PA is right now planning with 6 other states on how to re-open and that information will be forthcoming in a matter of days or weeks. It was as if he/Dems had no answer or plan.
As you say, it's not one-size-fits-all. You have the densely populated SE, Harrisburg area, Allegheny county, Erie county, NE bordering N NJ and NY and the vast wilderness of the "T". Making decisions for the entire state based on what's happening in the SE/Phila is confusing to many people outside that area.
There are entire school districts here that qualify for free lunch based on community poverty levels (greater than 40% of families). Many people, some of them my friends, are living on a knife's edge. Not getting the UE is not only a big deal, but the difference between surviving or not.