"We might be opening in June. If so, we will be taking a number of precautions. Please let us know in the next week if you would be interested in sending your child."
Interested? Of course I'm interested. He would get a chance to socialize, surrounded by the teachers and friends he loves. I would get to work in a quieter environment -- and would certainly be more productive when free of a certain "colleague" who doesn't entirely respect the demands of journalism.
His school, his darling, perfect school, would get a chance to get back up and running, increasing the odds that it will get through the pandemic financially intact.
But how to weigh all this obvious good against the very obvious bad? Sending him to school could lead to him getting sick -- and others getting sick.
As preschools and childcare centers move toward opening up or start to allow the children of nonessential workers, more parents will be facing down a similar question: Should I send my kid?
Spoiler: There is no easy answer, and what's right for one family might be wrong for another. But there are certain things all parents should consider when making a decision.
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