The coronavirus is already surfacing in schools that have reopened, but no one is tracking all the outbreaks, making it difficult to determine how the virus is spreading, experts say.
Beyond the researchers’ concerns, educators and parents are worried about whether they’ll be told about positive cases that could threaten their safety — not only at their schools, but in neighboring areas as well. School administrators fear the lack of comprehensive data could feed unnecessary panic by making it hard to determine whether a news story about an individual school outbreak is an outlier or a sign of impending danger.
Hand sanitizer attached to a desk in a classroom at Aikahi Elementary School in Kailua, Hawaii, on July 28.In the absence of comprehensive state or federal data, some researchers are stepping in to gather information themselves. “The only evidence that’s really going to be informative is what happens when we open schools,” she said. “Whether it’s the right decision or not, once schools are open it would be a shame not to use that as an opportunity to learn how to do this.”
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