Primary school children of colour whose parents do not want to risk them catching the virus at school have no choice but to stay at home and continue their studies virtually. As many of us know from our own experience, online school is significantly inferior to that of in-person. For these more deprived children, it is even worse.

Although it was considered relatively safe to go places in my state over the summer as long as social distancing was in place, my church was never safe. They do not follow social distancing; no one wears masks. During the beginning of the pandemic, prominent members of the church shared numerous posts on Facebook claiming that COVID was a hoax and being blown out of proportion as a way for the Democrats to win the Presidential Election.