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Education Law,
Covid Columns

Mar. 4, 2021

Closed schools are legal and humanitarian violations

It is now a matter of scientific consensus that schools — especially elementary schools — can reopen for in-person learning with little COVID risk to either students or teachers.

Amir Torkamani

Partner
Sauer & Wagner LLP

Amir specializes in commercial, real estate, employment, entertainment and IP litigation, as well as appellate advocacy.

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It is now a matter of scientific consensus that schools -- especially elementary schools -- can reopen for in-person learning with little COVID risk to either students or teachers. With protective measures in place such as masks, social distancing, and hand-washing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that there is negligible risk of student-to-teacher COVID transmission, and school infection rates are far below rates in surrounding communitie...

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