All I'm saying is to think critically here. We know that the flu is much more dangerous to students than covid. That has been documented and put out by medical professionals and CDC. So to that point, we have never been scared of sending kids to school or playing football during flu season. And that's with a vaccine. We've never blinked an eye regarding flu, and the medical field has stated that the flu does more damage to kids 0-18 than covid.
So when it comes to football and school, we are all worried then about kids spreading right? Because we know they aren't more susceptible to it's problems more than the flu. It must be the spread. Well, before we make decisions perhaps we should look around the world where they have sent students back to school. What does the data and science say? And right now based on schools in multiple countries, those studied and doctors say that students don't spread it like adults do.
So which is it? Are we displaying an unwarranted worry for our kids safety when we know they are not in any danger from the virus? Or are we worried about the kids spreading it, but not willing to look at the data that is available to us showing they don't spread it at any significant measure?
These are things the IHSA won't be following and they shouldn't. It's at a national level, but local jurisdictions can have some input on what they do. Hutsonville school district just announced they are recommending what ISBE put out, but they aren't enforcing anything. You could see some districts following ISBE or not based on legal advice. And maybe the IHSA will alter things based on the court ruling versus ISBE and IDPH.
