The coronavirus is not as deadly to children as it is to adults, but children still get it and can still become seriously ill from it. The risk is higher for Black and Spanish children. Why it matters: In communities with high caseloads, cases among children could explode as schools …
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California slams in a legal brief the “inaccurate and outdated beliefs” of parents who filed with the state to force schools to open amid the coronavirus pandemic. The state is shooting back at more than a dozen parents filed a case last month applying for a temporary restraining order on …
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Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday increased the pressure for teachers to appear on the first day of school – and said it was “their job” – when he shot down pleas from teachers’ principals and unions to delay it again. The mayor was grilled over the pushback from the …
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The city’s general government called for a delay in reopening New York’s public schools to allow more time to address concerns about coronavirus, the group said in a letter released Wednesday. “I am writing on behalf of the 6,400 New York City School Leaders and ask you to include their …
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Two Alabama schools will begin the school year with online courses after an employee affiliated with both schools tested positive for COVID-19 days before in-person instruction began Wednesday. More than 1,200 students at Moulton Middle School and Moulton Elementary School in Lawrence County are moving to a final adjustment to …
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