If there were a real plan in place to ensure safety, and if adults were willing to sacrifice in other areas like going out to bars then school could work if we had consistent isolated groups.
As it stands, at least in Ontario, there's been a strong push to "open up" bars and restaurants etc which to me is public mixing incompatible with the mixing of students in a class. Pick one: school or everything else.
But you're not owning up to the possible irreparable damage to children's psyche, mental wellbeing, career prospects, etc.
At least be honest about the tradeoffs. If I'm saying that people are overestimating risk and people will blame me for associated mortality and effects of the disease, it's like the other side of the debate is never that open and explicit about the very serious drawbacks and costs of their choices.
Let's be fair to both sides: you're responsible for suicides, health effects of prolonged isolation, etc.
That will be the case if they continue school.
> Let's be fair to both sides: you're responsible for suicides, health effects of prolonged isolation, etc.
With that logic you are personally responsible for suicides, health effects of bullying and school slavery, etc.
> and people will blame me for associated mortality and effects of the disease
I do not think that blaming people for expressing their opinion will be worth much to the family who just lost one of its members. It is cheap for you to accept blame and worthless to these that suffer due to following the same belief.