Swimming pools scramble to overcome lifeguard shortage as opening day looms. Teen workforce, unnerved by COVID-19, proves hard to reach – Chicago Tribune*

“Some parents are concerned about COVID in general and are trying to protect their families from it, and there does seem to be a level of our anxiety out there in the teenage population,” said Mike Eschenbach of the three-pool Dundee Township Park District, which still needs to hire about 40 lifeguards in three weeks.“Kids are already anxious, and when you try to give them a level of responsibility like lifeguarding has, it scares them even more.”