The debate over returning to school continues

The debate over returning to school continues amid pandemic.

SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE -SCHOOLS ARE LOOKING FOR THESAFEST WAYS TO RETURN TO THECLASSROOM.ABC'S TREVOR AULT HAS MORE ONTHAT AND A GRIM NEW PREDICTIONFROM THE C-D-C.A SOBERING FORECAST FROM THECENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL -PREDICTING 200 THOUSANDAMERICANS COULD BE LOST TOCOVID 19 BY LABOR DAY FAUCI:WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THEINKLINGS OF UPTICKS OF THETESTS THAT ARE POSITIVE THAT WEKNOW THAT FROM PAST EXPERIENCETHAT THAT'S A PREDICTOR THATYOU'RE GONNA HAVE MORE SURGES.BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING THISWEEK, CASES NATIONWIDE HAVEDECLINED BY 6%.THE TEST POSITIVITY RATEHAS FALLEN TO JUST 6.5%, A 71%REDUCTION FROM APRIL AND A 15%REDUCTION FROM MID-JULY.(GFX) NEW FINDINGS FROM EMORYUNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHT THEPANDEMIC'S STAGGERING RACIALAND ETHNICDISPARITIES- IN PREDOMINANTLYBLACK COMMUNITIES, INFECTIONRATES ARE 3 TIMES HIGHER ANDDEATH RATES ARE 6 TIMES HIGHERWHEN COMPARED TO PREDOMINANTLYWHITE COMMUNITIES.DR.CARLOS DEL RIO / EXECUTIVEASSOCIATE DEAN, EMORY SCHOOL OFMEDICINE & GRADY HEALTH SYSTEMPEOPLE SAY 'WELL, WE'RE ALL INTHE SAME BOAT'.YOU KNOW I TELL PEOPLE "YEAH,NO, WE'RE NOT".SOME PEOPLE ARE IN A DINGHY.OTHER PEOPLE ARE ON A YACHT.(GFX) NEW GUIDELINES FROM THECDC SAY PATIENTS WHO HAVERECOVERED FROM COVID-19 - ANDWHO AREN'T EXPERIENCINGSYMPTONS -- DON'T NEED TOQUARANTINE OR GET RETESTED FORUP TO THREE MONTHS- TESTINGDELAYS CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE- IN RHODE ISLAND - SOMEWAITING NEARLY TEN HOURS FOR ATEST THE NON-PROFIT COMPANY"CORE" - FOUNDED BY ACTOR SEANPENN - GIVING MILLIONS OFDOLLARS TO EXPAND TESTING FORVULNERABLE POPULATIONS INATLANTA'S FULTON COUNTY SEANPENN / CO-FOUNDER, COMMUNITYORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT (CORE)THIS PARTNERSHIP AND INTEGRATEDSERVICES THAT ARE ABLE TO BEPROVIDED SETS AN EXAMPLE NOTONLY FOR THE STATE OFGEORGIA, BUT THE REST OF THENATION.VICE PRESIDENT PENCE TRAVELEDTO WEST VIRGINIA ON SATURDAYWHERE HE MET WITH GOVERNOR JIMJUSTICE - PRAISING HIM FOR HISHANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC PENCE:GOVERNOR I JUST WANT TO ECHOTHE APPRECIATION FOR THECAREFUL, THOUGHTFUL WAY YOUREALLY EMPOWERED LOCALCOMMUNITIES, TO HAVE THEINFORMATION TO HAVE THEMITIGATION EFFORTS TO BE ABLEGO BACK TO SCHOOL AND BACK TOWORK.HOWEVER THE DEBATE OVER SCHOOLSCONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THECOUNTRY COLUMBIA THE LATESTUNIVERSITY TO ANNOUNCE ALLFALL CLASSES WILL BE ONLINE1600 STUDENTS AND STAFF INGEORGIA NOW QUARANTINED AFTERTESTS FROM SOME SCHOOLS CAMEBACK POSITIVE TREVOR AULT, ABCNEWS, NEW YORKNORTH LAS VEGAS POLICE