https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-a-cartoon-raccoon-keep-schoolkids-safe-from-covid-19/

Colleges and universities in the U.S. are currently being forced to make a seemingly impossible decision between in-person and remote classes this fall. As a professor, I am all too familiar with both the pros and cons of bringing college students back to campus. Students benefit from the full college experience filled with dorm living, engaging learning opportunities and social interactions. However, bringing students back to campus requires Herculean efforts by institutions to assure everyone’s safety. And even with all of this planning, many faculty are more vulnerable to the virus given their advanced age and associated preexisting conditions.

Moreover, the educational system’s “Sophie’s Choice” situation is not limited to college students; it also exists for students from pre-K to high school. How will they socially distance when most classrooms are already overcrowded? Will younger children be able to adapt to wearing masks for eight hours each day and refrain from touching their faces?