All summer, as information about how the coronavirus affects children has trickled in, I’ve been updating a balance sheet in my head. Into the con column went a study from Chicago that found children carry large amounts of virus in their noses and throats, maybe even more than adults do. Reports from Europe hinting that it was possible to reopen schools safely dribbled onto the pro side of my ledger. I live in Brooklyn, where schools open after Labor Day (if they open this year at all), so my husband and I have had more time than most parents in the nation to make up our minds. We’re also privileged enough to have computers and reliable Wi-Fi for my children to learn remotely.

Source: New York Times September 01, 2020 13:00 UTC