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Your kid might not return to a classroom this year. Are teachers unions to blame? Erin Richards, USA TODAY Replay Video This was supposed to be the semester when America s largest school districts reopened. Yet many parents are realizing their children may never see their teachers in person this year. A growing number blame their local teachers union, even as President Joe Biden and his administration make in-person instruction a priority. It s so frustrating, said Adam Grandi, a father of two elementary students in San Francisco, where the district scrapped a Jan. 25 reopening date because the school board couldn t reach an agreement with the union. Of course, we all feel for the teachers, and we appreciate the work they re doing, but it feels like the union is looking out for themselves, which is their job, but it’s at the expense of a whole lot of kids and families. ....
USA TODAY About a dozen people were arrested during small Inauguration Day protests in the Pacific Northwest intended to pressure President Joe Biden into action on immigration and police reform. Police in Portland said in a statement they arrested eight Wednesday afternoon on charges of felony criminal mischief, riot and possession of a destructive device after some in a group of 150 people smashed windows and vandalized the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Oregon. The FBI previously warned of possible armed protests around the inauguration in state capitals by supporters of former President Donald Trump, but these demonstrators were described by local media as antifascist and anarchists. ....