The school reopening debate, according to teachers

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Wear a mask! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

I hope everyone has been well the past few weeks while I’ve been away. I 10/10 would recommend taking a step back and turning off your brain for a bit if you can. I played with my kids—and enjoyed it! I slept! I read! It was magical.
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And now I’m back to reality and, probably like many of you, am constantly thinking and fretting about the upcoming school year and what it could look like — and the ongoing effect all of this has on our kids. While I’m only worried about my children, it’s a whole other ballgame if you’re a teacher and a parent. Last week, we asked teachers in the HuffPost Parenting Facebook community (Not a member? Join us!) to share their thoughts on what the decision to go back to the classroom has been like for them. These educators are worried not only about their own families, but the kids they adore teaching.
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School will start soon. I encourage you to read their words.

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