Most parents and kids are not happy to continue online learning. and many area parents and students are hoping to return to in-school learning in the fall. So is the American Association of Pediatrics that state the importance of in-person learning is well-documented, and there is already evidence of the negative impacts on children because of school closures in the spring. Pediatrician Dr. Ari Brown agrees that in-school is better. "There are advantages academically - and also social reasons as well as more fitness activity. There are students who at home suffer food insecurity."
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Recently the American Association of Pediatrics suggests that in-person school is the way to go. Dr. Brown agrees. "The risk versus the benefit - at this point - appears to weigh on the side of children going to school if possible." Dr. Brown says scientific research backs their possession. "Current data suggests that child-to-child transmission of the Coronavirus compared to other viruses that we know a lot about like influenza, does not seem nearly as easily transmissible.
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