We got a phone call from our school system this evening. It was a poll. They wanted to know…
- If school were to open for the fall, would we need busing?
- Given the pandemic situation, would we refuse to send our kids to school under any circumstances, send our kids to school if enough safety precautions were taken, or are we undecided?
The first question was standard business. They’re always eagerly searching for any students they can cross off their bus list. Eliminating even a single bus would save them a ton of money.
But question #2 was a shocker. To think we are living through a time when such a question even needs to be asked! It’s hard to imagine refusing to send our kids to school, even though we almost did that very thing earlier this year.
We’re months into this pandemic, but I’m still struggling with normalcy bias. And whether it was the normalcy bias that made me do it, or a lingering ember of optimism, I answered “undecided.” I doubt there’s anything they could do to make school seem safe enough, but I’m not ready to give up on the idea.