Most public schools have stayed open for full in-person learning but about 1,800 have shut down due to COVID, 'affecting the education and well-being of 933,000 students,' the CDC says.
District leaders are having to change menus daily as food suppliers are forced to substitute products, putting pressure on students with allergies to check ingredients.
COVID outbreaks closed dozens of schools and districts in the south in August. But after a wave of closures and mask mandates, the crisis may be ebbing in some communities.
COVID positivity rate among students in one Florida district has dropped by 23% since masks were mandated even as state leaders continue to threaten fines and other punishments.
Georgia superintendent pleads with parents: "How we control the spread INSIDE the district, depends on how well parents, students, and community members control the spread OUTSIDE the district."
