This comes across as callous but it's not wrong. More to the point, the sad state of affairs is that for many children, being in school is the only time they a

This comes across as callous but it's not wrong. More to the point, the sad state of affairs is that for many children, being in school is the only time they are well fed, have social interaction, or escape an abusive household. There is a real human cost to closing schools, just as there will be a real human cost if we open them. The question should be what are the relative costs.