> Lots of European countries kept schools open during most of the pandemic
More like "SOME European countries kept schools open during SOME of the pandemic". And look at the state of Covid in the EU now, with infection rates climbing yet again.
France has had school open for much of the last year—when infections were increasing and decreasing. It doesn’t appear that schools are driving the infections.
Sure but locking down again is not going to change that significantly and even the WHO who I don’t trust at all has consistently been saying that lockdowns should be avoided at all costs.
