After two school years disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Harvard disease expert says remote learning “should be off the table,” even — or perhaps especially — as the omicron variant of COVID-19 drives up local infection rates.
The rapidly spreading variant — on top of the delta-fueled fall surge — has postponed return-to-office plans and sporting events and cancelled shows and parties; it even prompted some universities, including Harvard, to temporarily shift to remote classes.
But according to Joseph Allen, such a move in the K-12 system “would be a tragic mistake.”
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