Covid-19 cases in school-age children are rising more rapidly in states where school has been in session for weeks—like Mississippi, where nearly 14,000 students have tested positive since the school year began
has thrown back-to-school plans into disarray, temporarily driving tens of thousands of students back to virtual learning or pausing instruction altogether.
Since the school year kicked off in late July, at least 1,000 schools across 31 states have closed because of Covid-19, according to Burbio, a Pelham, N.Y., data service that is monitoring school closures at 1,200 districts nationwide, including the 200 largest.
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