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It always surprises that left-leaning politicians and media were the most fervent advocates of school closures, because it has disproportionately affected kids
by cm2187 5y ago
It always surprises that left-leaning politicians and media were the most fervent advocates of school closures, because it has disproportionately affected kids from the poorest backgrounds. What I see around me is that educated couples invested the time to make up for the lack of school education (and were typically home working themselves), so those kids will probably do OK, other kids were left on their own all day.
I think it is more of a relative problem than an absolute problem.
- another_story 5y agoLeft leaning politicians were pushed by teachers unions whose job is to advocate for the safety of the teachers.
- Drunk_Engineer 5y agoLeft leaning politicians also send their kids to private schools which did not shut down.
- walshemj 5y agoThey did in the UK
- supernovae 5y agothey did on the US
- watwut 5y agoThe pandemic is also affecting kids from poorest backgrounds. They are the most likely to loose caregiver due to it. They are more likely to be cared for by grandparents too. 1 in 500 kids lost caregiver overall. That affects them too.