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Chaos and confusion: Back to school turns ugly as Delta rages
Nearly 18 months into the pandemic, there’s no consensus on how to keep students and staff safe.
Masked students work on computers at Tibbals Elementary School in Murphy, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. | (LM Otero/AP Photo)
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School boards are at war with governors over masks. Superintendents are developing contingency plans on the fly.
And schools that only just opened have had to shut down.
Welcome to sophomore year for Covid-19. The Delta variant, which few had heard of when classes ended in the spring, is upending reopening plans across the country, threatening President Joe Biden’s promise of a more normal school year and sustained economic recovery.