In Europe, infection rates are now far lower, yet not entirely under control, and so this flattened curve has allowed schools to reopen more freely over the past few months. This article explores how 5 countries in Europe are planning to reopen schools in the fall.

Under Germany’s federal system, each state will have its own timing after the summer for reopening. There is also debate as to whether kids should wear masks in schools, with Germany’s federal education minister Anja Karliczek simply preferring everyone to do so. Sweden never closed schools, allowing them to collect data on how C~OVID-19 might spread in schools. In the UK social distancing will not be required for kids in primary schools, but older children might be discouraged from physical contact. In Italy, classes will be smaller and need to allow for social distancing. Finally, France will have no social distancing measures for kindergarten children, a one-meter rule for primary schools and a mask mandate for older children.

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https://fortune.com/2020/08/10/covid-schools-reopening-class-children-coronavirus/