Tensions abound in COVID-riddled classrooms, as some families spent the holidays in far-flung locales, while other are locking down like it’s March 2020.
Two years into the pandemic, New York is besieged by another surge of COVID-19, thanks to its. And with schools back open after the holidays — and vaccines available for all children over the age of 5 — parents are at odds over how to deal with the latest wave. For some, a double or triple-vaxxed household, on top of a generally milder variant, is enough to convince them that gatherings, playdates and air travel are worth the risk.
Klein said she took precautions before flying with her husband and their 5 and 7-year-old kids, even canceling her daughter’s fifth birthday party to avoid a big, pre-holiday gathering. She said it was worth it to enjoy 80-degree days in December, and the kids were healthy when they returned to school on Monday. If anyone judged her for traveling, they mostly kept it to themselves, she said. “I feel like I got a lot more, ‘I’m so jealous you got out of here’ comments.”Jennifer Minsky set off for Cancun with her family over break, after being forced to cancel the trip twice already during the pandemic.
Jennifer Minsky enjoyed Cancun with her family during winter break: “We‘re very careful as much as we can be, but we can’t stop living our lives,” said the New Jersey mom of two.Experts say that in the absence of a remote-learning option in public schools, and more specific behavioral guidelines, these kind of COVID-related standoffs have become de facto all over the city.
Manhattan mom Lisa Maltz opted to send her only child off to middle school on the first day back — but it was heartbreaking.
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