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Not a parent, but I'll speak for my Asian-American parents.
The policy is: "You must go to school even if you have Covid, either you are buried or your are at school." (meaning: if you aren't dead, you have to go to school)
"Classmates have bullet wounds? That's your internship for being a doctor!" (/s they didn't actually say this part, obviously, but it's implied)
Edit: I'm no longer in school, my college plans are on pause due to depression.
"What?! You should've saved the life of at least one of your classmates so we can brag to our friends. You never think about how we feel. Useless."