David Zweig’s book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions, chronicles one of the worst American policy failures in a century—the extended closures of public schools during the pandemic.
As students return to the classroom, it’s an opportune time for us to learn why, during the pandemic, more than 50 million kids in America were prevented from attending school full time, a circumstance that for many of them––including those in Hastings-on-Hudson––lasted for more than a year. The answers matter and they are likely not what you think.
Join us for a lively conversation about this moment and its lingering effects upon students.
