School reopening plans may be put on hold due to a rise in COVID mutations.
Everyone agrees the best place for a child to learn is in a classroom, but just as more schools were planning at least some in-person learning, there are signals the current spike in COVID cases could put that on hold.
The number of schools offering all remote instruction has been steadily dropping and, as of this week, fewer than 100 districts were all virtual. Slowest to come back were schools mostly in populous urban areas where infection rates were highest and aging school buildings lacked the spaced for proper social distancing.