By Kendall Snow
As many students get ready to come back to school, some have concerns about the safety of doing so.
Although some students are vaccinated, there is still a risk of going back to school. Some students want to go back, but are still somewhat afraid to do so.
“As school is approaching, I am excited to see more people and classrooms and to be a lot more interactive, although because of [more active in-person classes] I think the risk of getting Covid is a lot higher and that more precautions should be taken,” rising high school sophomore, Sophia Naydonova, said.
For students going back to the classroom, the risk of getting Covid is much higher than for students who chose to remain online. As more people prepare to attend school soon, students are returning to seemingly normal learning. Even with prevention methods, the threat of Covid remains in the school due to new Covid variants. To carry on with in-person education, according to the CDC, students and teachers should adhere to the CDC Covid-19 guidelines.
“Even though I am not returning to in-person school, I do not think that any extra measures will need to be taken by the school because I think most precautions have already been enforced, masks will be worn and keeping them on is mandatory,” rising high school sophomore, Aneesa Das, said, “but even with this, I think students should be even more cautious of where they go other than school because there will be more people at school with them, creating a greater chance of a spread.”
Some students and adults are agreeing that with going back to school, there will be a greater risk of more Covid outbreaks. According to many studies, along with one done by the CDC, as long as all necessary precautions are being taken, going back to school in the fall should not be a large issue or safety hazard. Schools are heavily enforcing Covid precautions, such as many schools requiring students to wear masks, making sure students are socially distanced at all times, and tracking where students are in school.
“I do think there is a big risk when having all these kids back in school at the same time because there are so many kids at school now and having them all bunched together in not very big classrooms could lead to having a Covid outbreak,” Alexis Foris, rising high school freshman, said.
Foris says she’s concerned that students will be clumped together. She claims that students will be very clumped together in classrooms and hallways around the school, therefore leading to more possibility of having an outbreak. Even after acknowledging the extra risks she still believes that schools are taking enough precautions that it is safe enough to begin the fall school year.
The CDC mentioned that with students returning to school, in-person Covid guidelines must be followed very closely in these crowded environments.
Although some believe it will be difficult to remain socially distanced in school, all Covid procedures must continue to be followed properly for students to continue in in-person learning, according to the CDC. If they are not, it would put the safety of students and faculty at risk.