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Schools in most big city Democratic-run districts have been closed since March 2020, with not even a glimmer of hope in sight.
Science experts say schools should reopen. Teachers unions say that, too, but they do everything possible to keep them closed.
Let's call this what it is: gaslighting.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
It's been 13 months since my school-aged kids stopped going to school.
Save for a handful days of "in-person remote learning" — where students stare at laptops just as they would at home, only in teacher-less classrooms — they haven't been to school since the pandemic crippled New York City in March 2020.