American Academy of Pediatrics recommends sending kids back to school

Doctors around the country are weighing in on the reopening of schools.

A recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is gaining attention.

They’re pushing for students to be back on campus for school.

Jeremy Chen reports.

SCHOOLS.TONIGHT--- A RECOMMENDATIONFROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OFPEDIATRICS IS GAININGATTENTION.THANKS FOR JOINING US.I'M TODD QUINONES.AND... I'M TRICIA KEAN.THEY'RE PUSHING FORSTUDENTS....TO BE BACK ON CAMPUS.....FOR SCHOOL.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER.....JEREMY CHEN IS LIVE.....WITH MORE ON WHETHER....THE A-A-P'S POSITION....WILL INFLUENCE....C-C-S-D SCHOOLS.JEREMY...THERE CONTINUES TO BE A LOT OFDEBATE AND CONCERN WHEN ITCOMES TO C-C-S-D'S PROPOSEDREOPENING PLAN- AND THERECOMMENDATION FROMTHE A-A-P (WHICH IS A LEADINGVOICE IN THE FIELD OFPEDIATRICS) IS SOMEWHATCONFLICTING WITH CURRENT HEALTHGUIDELINES BUT THE GROUPSAYS IT'S BASED ON THE LATESTRESEARCH.HOW C-C-S-D STUDENTS RETURN TOSCHOOL IN THE FALL- REMAINS ALIVELY DEBATE.THE PROPOSED PLAN IS A HYBRIDAPPROACH OF IN-PERSON ANDDISTANCE LEARNING.HOWEVERDOCTORS WITH THEAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS-ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDINGSTUDENTS BE PHYSICALLY INSCHOOL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE."SCHOOL FOR KIDS IS MORE THANTHEIR ACADEMIC LEARNING.IT'S IMPORTANT FOR SOCIALSKILLS.IT'S IMPORTANT FOR NUTRITIONFOR A LOT OF KIDS, AND IT'SDEFINITELY A SOURCE OF PHYSICALACTIVITY." DOCTOR TERENCEMCALLISTER, A LOCALPEDIATRICIAN- AND A MEMBER OFTHE A-A-P SAYS RISK OF KEEPINGKIDS OUT OF SCHOOL- IS HIGHERTHAN HAVING THEM ON CAMPUS."THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TOMITIGATE RISK, BUT NOTELIMINATE RISK, AND SO YOUREALLY HAVE TO FIND THATBALANCE, BETWEEN THE RISK ANDBENEFIT." THE A-A-P GUIDELINESINCLUDE HAVING KIDS WEAR MASKS-AND HAVING THEM THREE FEETINSTEAD OF SIX FEET APART.HE SAYS A BIG REASON INDEVELOPING THESE POINTS- ISTHAT DOCTORS HAVEN'T SEENEVIDENCE OF KIDS BEINGSUPERSPREADERS OF THE VIRUS- ASORIGINALLY FEARED."WE KNOW THAT KIDS ARE LESSAFFECTED BY THE VIRUS THANADULTS ARE, BUT ITALSO APPEARS KIDS ARE LESSLIKELY TO GET IT AT ALL ANDLESS LIKELY TO SPREAD IT."MUST FOLLOW THE WISHES OF THESTATE HEALTH OFFICIALS."AS A SUPERINTENDENT HERE INNEVADA AND AS A BOARD, I HAVETO SUBMIT A PLAN THAT ISCOMPLIANT WITH THE STATE OFNEVADA'S PHASE 2 PATH FORWARD.DOCTOR MCALLISTER SAYS THEA-A-P GUIDANCE HAS NUANCES- ANDASKS POLICY-MAKERS TO BEFLEXIBLE.FOR EXAMPLEADDRESSINGCONCERNS FROM TEACHERS ANDPARENTS NOT COMFORTABLE WITHRETURNING TO CAMPUS."RECOMMENDATIONS MAY HAVE TOCHANGE OVER TIME, ESPECIALLYDEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON INYOUR COMMUNITY."THE DOCTOR SAYS ULTIMATELY IT'SA PERSONAL DECISION FROMPARENTS AND TEACHERS WHETHERTHEY WANT TO RETURN TO CAMPUSOR NOT.COMING UP AT SIX- WE'LL HEARWHAT ONE PARENT HAS TO SAYABOUT THE A-A-P'S GUIDANCE.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.TODAY...GOVERNOR SISOLAK ANNOUNCED.....JULY EIGHTH AS THE STARTDATE....FOR A SPECIAL