Parents Call for Schools to Remain Open Amid Omicron Surge

Students walk to their classrooms at a public middle school in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

After a wave of school closures due to COVID-19, parent advocate groups across the U.S. request schools to remain open.

“Despite an uptick in Covid-19 cases and the surge of the Omicron variant, schools are safe, essential and must remain open for in-person learning,” a parent groups’ open letter read.