Should Kids Go Back To School?

Commentary And Photo by Nijae Hicks. 

November 12, 2021. In March 2020, students found themselves cut off from the world. Educators faced difficult decisions and few choices while providing meaningful learning opportunities for all. Now that we're back in school, I think that returning to school was a bad idea because some kids are in school with their masks half down or not on at all. 

Students are not taking Covid-19 seriously enough to be in school and around one another. My  findings show that the safe reopening of schools should be possible under a range of different circumstances with proper precautions in place. Precautions are the minimum infection prevention practices that apply to all school protocols. I witnessed that a lot of kids were in school with their masks down and they were not socially distanced or following Covid requirements.  

On the other hand, I believe that in order to protect children and slow disease transmission, most governments should reopen schools. In addition, anxiety among staff could interfere with their return to work and their effectiveness in the classroom.

The question is, If we continue to go to school, will there be more Covid cases and will more people will catch the virus?

Nijae Hicks is a senior at Friendship Collegiate Academy.