NY Times journo calls out the dumb Covid policies at his son’s NYC public school

Welcome to the party, pal:

Genuinely baffled by some of the responses below. The kids are in school Monday-Friday. Why is Saturday all of a sudden a Covid risk?

— Jesse Drucker (@JesseDrucker) December 11, 2021

And, as he notes, there are quite a few people who disagree with him:

Yet another NY Times reporter uses their platform to try to wield power in the school system. Why are these opinions allowed for "impartial" reporters?
Dude, cross against the light 6 times, it's more dangerous than crossing against the light 5 times. That's how statistics work. https://t.co/O3daoHeTAI

— Victoria Zunitch (@vickizun) December 12, 2021

Yes. “Lucky.” Nailed it:

That's awesome. What a lucky kid to be able to do that from home. https://t.co/tIcsNglaDw

— Our Blue America (@OurBlueAmerica) December 11, 2021

But if he thought NYC was going to come to its senses anytime soon, think again:

Coronavirus cases are rising in New York City schools, raising concerns that declining staff testing and a small pool of eligible students—who must opt-in to be tested—do not give an accurate picture of how COVID-19 is circulating in city's school system. https://t.co/reffSOn5km

— Gothamist (@Gothamist) December 12, 2021

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