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Chicago Public Schools To Start New School Year With Remote Learning

Coronavirus cases are rising in Chicago, and teachers are wary of returning to unsafe classrooms.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Facing a slow but steady rise in new COVID-19 cases in Chicago, and the possibility of a strike vote by the Chicago Teachers Union next week, Chicago Public Schools officials ditched plans to have some students in classrooms to start the school year, and announced a fully remote learning plan for the fall.