The quick takeaway is that school is that for the most vulnerable kids, school is about a lot more than education. Taking school away from those kids can be much more damaging than many people realize.
It seems to me like that right strategy would be to just say something like:
We encourage all kids to stay home, but if you can't, that's ok. You can come to school and have a warm, quiet place to spend the day, and we'll provide free lunch to everyone who comes.
Forget about the education piece for a while, just provide the (very important for some people) day care part.
The quick takeaway is that school is that for the most vulnerable kids, school is about a lot more than education. Taking school away from those kids can be much more damaging than many people realize.
It seems to me like that right strategy would be to just say something like:
Forget about the education piece for a while, just provide the (very important for some people) day care part.