After nearly a year of saying that schools should remain closed, the CDC has retracted original statements of the necessity of schools staying closed, now saying that schools can safely reopen, but restaurants should remain closed. The back and forth from health officials has understandably left a series of doubts in people’s minds.

“Last year, all kindergarten to grade 12 public schools closed for in-person instruction by March 25, shortly after the World Health Organization declared that the new coronavirus outbreak was a pandemic. Many schools subsequently switched to online teaching models for the rest of the school year.

During the fall term, about one-quarter of school districts were completely online, about half were using a hybrid model, and fewer than one-quarter were fully open for in-person teaching. Yet more than half of school districts had students participating in sports programs.” —NBC

“The CDC report says data from reopened classrooms show that "the type of rapid spread that was frequently observed in congregate living facilities or high-density worksites has not been reported in education settings in schools."

Meanwhile, evidence mounts of the social, emotional and academic toll remote learning has taken on children, especially in already vulnerable, low-income communities.”

However, the CDC also reports that Covid-19 cases are rising in children:

With conflicting information and suggestions, what is your trust level with the CDC?