Schools are still closed. Yes, many school districts have opened their doors, but in most of our big cities and large suburban counties, schoolhouses are empty while the children “learn” remotely. The COVID-19 vaccine was supposed to open things up again, but teachers unions are doing their best to keep the doors barred.

The West Virginia branch of the American Federation of Teachers announced last week that it will file an injunctive action against the state’s Board of Education, along with several county boards of education, to halt Gov. Jim Justice’s plan to reopen all elementary and middle schools five days a week. The teachers union slammed the plan as “tone deaf” and called it an “incredible overstepping of authority,” even though it is well within the state’s rights to hand down guidance to its public schools and most West Virginia teachers are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.