Teachers unions are at war with education officials about returning to in-person classes, insisting that the promise of a COVID-19 vaccine in the near future is not enough to make schools safe.

Individual teachers unions across the United States are defying their school systems’ plans to force educators to teach in person, as parents and administrators say that remote-only learning has been a detriment to education and children’s emotional health.

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