Delta wave doesn’t justify keeping kids out of the classroom

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Teachers unions and some politicians and health officials will use any excuse available to close schools. If they can’t achieve that, they will at least try to limit classroom instruction to two or four days per week. Right now, the excuse closest to hand is the delta variant of the coronavirus.

Maui’s mayor already canceled the opening of in-person school. The American Federation of Teachers is making noise about delta, sparking fear that they will push to bar the schoolhouse doors again.

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