Just because their argument appeals to emotion doesn't make the argument for school closure any more valid. There will always be a risk of death in life... what if a child gets the flu? These are remote risks that we accept may happen, we accept them and move on with our lives.

166 children died from the flu in 2019-2020 season, so far there have been 86 child covid deaths. https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/04/10/fluupdate041... https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP%20and%20CHA%20-%20Chil...