Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the city’s teachers union voted to work remotely amid an omicron variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases.

On Tuesday, members of the Chicago Teachers Union voted 73% against in-person learning in favor of “remote-work only job action,” which Mayor Lori Lightfoot and school leaders said would trigger a closure the following day and possibly longer.

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