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Most sickness isn't that bad. You can go to school with a runny nose or a cough. The teachers will build up immunity so they won't be getting sick every week. Stop bubblewrapping children and trying to hide them from everything.
Its ok to keep you kid home from school if they're vomiting or have measles but common cold just send them to school. It's a reasonable take from Seymour.
If you only think about the mainstream, 90% of adults, your take is probably right.
If oarents watch out and catch cases of covid and the flu and other serious illnesses early, it'd probably be ok.
But.
What about kids with compromised immune systems? The teachers? The kid who still has a weakened immune system from covid or the measles last year?
By only accounting for the mainstream we push those on the edge further out.
Is weaken or compromised immune systems such an issue that the common cold threatens their life and how common is it genuinely asking because I don't know. I don't think it's a good idea for the government to make policy based on extreme outliers instead of the majority.
I also don't think it's possible to avoid the common cold unless you lock yourself at home forever. If you are a teacher who is immune compromised then primary school probably isn't the place for you. I expect them to move careers instead of the entire country bending to accommodate their needs. And I want to stress even when the entire country bends to accommodate their needs it still does not stop then from encountering sickness. For immunocomprimised kids it's harder because they should be able to go to a normal school but if it's to dangerous for them I would suggest homeschool or special Ed.