Internal CDC documents warn full reopening of schools is 'highest risk' for coronavirus spread [View all]

"Internal documents from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that fully reopening K-12 schools and universities would be the "highest risk" for the spread of coronavirus, according to a New York Times report, as President Donald Trump and his administration push for students and teachers to return in-person to classrooms."

"The 69-page document obtained by the Times marked "For Internal Use Only" was among materials for federal public health response teams deployed to coronavirus hotspots to help local public health officials handle the outbreak, the newspaper reported."

It is unclear whether the President viewed the CDC document, according to the Times.
**CNN has reached out to the CDC and the White House and has not yet received a response."

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/11/politics/cdc-documents-warn-high-risk-schools-reopening/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

In CA San Diego (state's 2nd largest district)...
"The new school year is scheduled to start in less than two months, yet San Diego Unified School District teachers don’t feel ready to reopen campuses with COVID-19 cases surging. While the state’s second largest school district says it has a detailed plan for its scheduled reopening on August 31st, the teachers union claims the plan in its current form lacks some basic protections against the coronavirus."

"There were no plans for the six-feet distancing, so that was very concerning since throughout the whole COVID crisis, that has been one of the primary advisories from public health officials,” said Kisha Borden, president of San Diego Education Association. Borden said the teachers union issued a counterproposal for reopening that included smaller class sizes, more ventilation and robust testing."

“They’re trying to meet those needs, but I think they realize that reducing class size in order to provide for social distancing is going to require hiring a lot more adults in the schools,” Borden said. “At this point I don’t think they have the resources to do that.”

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/jul/10/san-diego-unified-teachers-concerned-about-current/