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Unions cite safety concerns, while parents have grown weary of remote learning.
A teacher at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 teaches students attending class in-person in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic. | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
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School districts in both New York and New Jersey are in pitched battles over reopening classrooms for in-person instruction halfway through the academic year, with several districts in both states either headed to court or already there over the issue.
Unions are citing several concerns, including inadequate building ventilation and a lack of personal protective equipment as the deadly pandemic rages on, but many weary families and students are begging school districts to forge ahead.