It could be a matter of funding, preparedness, and scale. Northshore seems to be aware of the things you mentioned and are trying to address them. They sent o

It could be a matter of funding, preparedness, and scale. Northshore seems to be aware of the things you mentioned and are trying to address them. They sent out a survey to asses the scale of the need. * they've offered childcare for those who need it * they specifically called out children who rely on meals and have offered to fulfill them * they've offered to check out school equipment (and training?) * they've also offered extra assistance for kids in special needs programs that need extra attention I don't know about Seattle Public SD, but Northshore said they had a 20% absence rate before closing the district. 15% of their staff fell into high risk groups (over 60, pregnant, etc) and that's outside of people being extra cautious when they see symptoms. Realizing that it's not just teaching staff, but janitorial, bus drivers, administration, lunch staff and others makes me think it would be difficult to continue operating normally. Thankfully, my kid is still young and his childcare doesn't plan to close. My wife is working from home, but would not be able to do anything with a young kid running around. The lesson plan sent from school seems like a huge time suck for parents. The teachers seem to be going above and beyond. They prepared individual physical packets for lesson materials, pre-recorded circle time, and are setting up and reaching out via these new platforms. I'm still not quite sure how a "school day" will look at home. He's in a preschool program, and they've let us know home participation is optional.