The risk was not zero, and kids for a long time were not even able to get the vaccine. Additionally, they could spread to faculty or other family members, and m

The risk was not zero, and kids for a long time were not even able to get the vaccine. Additionally, they could spread to faculty or other family members, and many young kids have immune issues. This isn’t even mentioning long covid, which is a real risk, and the elevated risk of stuff like stroke in fairly young people. In other words, you’re just parroting the propaganda of that time that was fairly provably wrong. Maybe some parents thought it was actually “better” for their kids, but they were still accepting some risk over convenience even if they believed the lie.