Students in the United States are unlikely to return for in-person school reopening as the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths continues to spike. 

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It is very important to protect the life and health of our children because they are the beholder of our future. In this time of the global pandemic, they should be the first to be protected against the virus. If the majority of them will get infected due to haphazard in-person school reopening, then we have to start asking what future we're going to have. 

Even though there are only few COVID-19 infections among the children, it does not mean that they are not exempted to observe the basic health and safety protocol. Though, the younger you are the less that you are susceptible not unless you have pre-existing medical conditions. 

However, the increasing number of COVID-19 infections in the country is very alarming. In fact, of the world's more than 14 million cases and over 600,000 deaths, the United States has recorded over 4 million infections and more than 140,000 according to worldometers.

Despite these surprising numbers of infections and deaths, some states will still pursue the in-person school reopening while others decided not to. While it is true that children are less likely to get hospitalized once they get infected but virus transmission within the family might lead to the death of our loved ones most especially the elderly. 

In California, Governor Gavin Newsom laid strict protocols for school reopening. Around 6.7 million students are going to have online classes but those who will have in-person classes are required to wear facemasks most especially the second grade and the essential staff. 

Meanwhile in Texas, the state officials gave the public schools to remain close until fall for the safety of 5 million students. However, the guidelines said that they can hold online-only instruction up to the first eight weeks and they are expected to return to campus in November. 

However, students in Chicago will need to return to the classroom two days a week and they will spend their three days remotely. The final decision of the fall classes of more than 300,000 won't come until late August. Chicago has the nation's third-largest school district.

On the other hand, the decision of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to require the students to spend half of their classes in the school, as she will override school districts, drew criticisms from the teachers' union who are adamant to have the in-person schooling. 

The number of hospitalizations and deaths in the country continue to increase everyday. The number of infections of those who belong in the adult group has also increased. In fact, some states are already ordering cooler trucks to store the dead bodies because morgues of some states are already in full capacity. 

The resurgence of the virus began when the lockdown was lifted. It was the time that people seemed not to follow the basic health and safety measures like social-distancing anymore but instead go to a bar just like what happened in Florida. 

Now, that the World Health Organization recognized the possible transmission of the virus through the air, the federal and state government should think for a thousand times if they will push through for the in-person schooling, delay it for a while, or have the online classes. 

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