With the new school year approaching — or, in some cases, having already begun — rising COVID-19 case rates driven by the more contagious delta variant have districts nationwide heading into a scenario many had hoped would be in the rearview. The renewed spike in case rates, especially among children, is leading to revisions in guidance, additional anxiety for families that remained wary of sending kids back to in-person learning amid the lack of a vaccine for those under 12, and clashes between school leaders and governors in states that have barred mask mandates in schools.

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