“…Modeling predicts that when schools open, 5%–24% of schools would have at least 1 person with active COVID-19, with transmission mitigated by hybrid attendance [ 5 ]. A Wales study found a 12% increase in the odds of testing positive within year groups, with pupil–pupil transmission linked to schools [ 6 ]. A meta-analysis found decreasing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission with increasing distance, with measurable difference between 3 and 6 feet [ 7 ].…”