Arguments About School Closures During The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, 2020

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Debate over responses to coronavirus pandemic
Topics Elections • Protests • Religious service restrictions • School closures • State lockdowns • Testing
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The main areas of disagreement about school closures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are:

In favor of school closures
- School closures are necessary to prevent the spread of the virus
- Evidence from past pandemics supports the efficacy of school closures
- Reopening Universities will increase COVID-19 spread
- Reopening schools puts people of color at higher risk
- Keep schools closed because COVID-19 outbreaks are inevitable

Against school closures
- School closures are ineffective in preventing the spread of the virus
- School closures pose significant unintended consequences
- School closures and reopening plans have disparate economic effects
- School closures and distance learning exacerbate digital divide
- Reopen schools to protect the economy
- School-aged children have reduced COVID-19 risk

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Debate over school closures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

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v • e Political responses to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020-2021

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State school responses	Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Coronavirus debate topics	Elections • Protests • Religious service restrictions • School closures • State lockdown

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