On School Openings

 I just got off the phone with Mom, who updated me on the college situation of my nephew, Boy A (my sister's middle child), who flew into Dulles Airport in Virginia for the upcoming college semester.  Mom picked him up at the airport and brought him home.  After a hasty meal, he loaded up the car that Mom had stored for him, and drove down to the home of my brother Gomez, who lives close to Boy A's campus.  The university's decision to resume classes was a hasty one, the administration was on the fence about online-vs-in person learning until last week.

Personally, I suspect that the resumption of traditional schooling will be a disaster, and my suspicions seem to be borne out by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/07/us/barrow-county-georgia-schools-covid-19/index.html">the situation in Georgia</a>, which has led to the quarantine of teachers after members of the football team tested positive for COVID-19.  As is typical in the current, dysfunctional United States, the mature, responsible <a href="https://www.wonkette.com/good-news-georgia-school-reverses-suspension-of-kid-who-posted-pics-of-crowded-halls">teenager who reported the lack of social distancing and mask wearing</a> in her high school had been suspended, but was reinstated due to a nationwide public outcry.  Yeah, we're living in a time when teenagers have more sense than the people in charge of our governments are.

It's still early August, so I haven't heard from my other siblings regarding the upcoming schooling situations for my other nieces and nephews.  Additionally, I have yet to hear if the athletic program I volunteer-coach for will resume in October.  Personally, I think administrators should err on the side of caution, but I'm not the sort of dummkopf who believes that <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/08/05/899558311/facebook-removes-trump-post-over-false-claim-about-children-and-covid-19">children are almost immune to the novel coronavirus</a>.  Stay safe, kids!