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LISTEN: Is it safe to send kids back to school?

A woman raises her fists in praise smiling at a small child in a school hallway
Kasuun Elementary Principal Tarlesha Wayne congratulates a student on losing a front tooth on March 2nd, 2020. She said her main priority is ensuring that students have enough supervision, even if that means she and other classroom staff have supervise students themselves. (Mayowa Aina/Alaska Public Media)

As coronavirus cases spike in the U.S., states are in a mad scramble to figure out what to do about kids returning to school in the fall. Is the virus really “low risk” for kids and how easily do they catch and spread it? What is the risk for teachers, school workers, parents, and grandparents? Host Prentiss Pemberton and guests answer your questions about the COVID-19 health risks for children, and how to meet the social and emotional needs of our children during this time.

HOST: Prentiss Pemberton
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
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Prentiss Pemberton is a host of LIne One: Your Health Connection at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at lineone@alaskapublic.org.