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Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID-19 risk than high schools – but that doesn't guarantee safety

  • Written by Jennifer Head, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Berkeley
imageSafety precautions like wearing face masks and leaving space between desks are also important to limit the coronavirus's spread.Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

While only a fraction of the country’s 50 million public school kids headed back to school in-person this month, many have already found themselves back at...

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