Part of the problem with the debate around schools is the obscure nature of the accusations against teachers

What exactly are teachers being accused of?

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Is it that they are refusing to do their job? I.e. lazy

Simply untrue. They will still be teaching remotely, which is often more difficult than in person

If they can't do that because of lack of tech that's partly the govt's fault and it should have been better prepared by now

Is it that there is a low risk of teachers catching the virus? I.e. mountain out of a molehill.

AFAIK virus risk in schools broadly matches the wider population (happy to be corrected), which is rising rapidly

If there's increased risk everywhere, there is in schools too

Plus, no other group is being asked to remain in close contact with large numbers of potentially infectious people, i.e. children in this case, with little to no PPE

In some schools it is banned, in others simply frowned upon

Plus, 1 million people work in schools in England alone: https://t.co/UObIGpqszQ

Add to that almost 9 million pupils: https://t.co/DFV8X3Z7Cv

That's a lot of people (~18% of the population in England) mixing closely, even with mitigations in place, and should concern us all