Article Author: We must not rush into reopening schools
Media Source: The Star (Kenya)
Date: 31 August 2020
Alex Awiti, Vice Provost at the Aga Khan University in Kenya, writes that bringing students back to schools and campuses or keeping them at home both have negative consequences. Schools and universities have no good options for resuming in-person learning during Covid-19. Controlling the spread of Covid-19 in the community i
Alex Awiti, Vice Provost at the Aga Khan University in Kenya, writes that bringing students back to schools and campuses or keeping them at home both have negative consequences. Schools and universities have no good options for resuming in-person learning during Covid-19. Controlling the spread of Covid-19 in the community is the surest way to hasten school reopening. It makes absolutely no sense to rush to reopening schools and colleges only to quickly close them as soon as students or teachers or other staff test positive for Covid-19.