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Be vaccinated, surround your kids with people who are vaccinated. we know that our kids can be safe when in school, by the way. social distancing class with larger classrooms on buses and everything from bus drivers to buses to the actual bus. >> laura: what is he talking about here? is any of this held up with the case numbers that have come in from schools over the last couple of years? >> look, im glad you asked, laura. first of all, the case numbers in children how relevant are they? you cou...

Sure we have the power to keep her children in the classroom learning. >> we are trying as best as we possibly can to keep the schools open. >> we know our kids can be safe when in school, by the way. that is why i believe school should remain open. >> laura: "the new york times" reporting the spread of omicron again with labor testing shortages has led to a growing number of educational disruptions. educational disruptions, that is a snow day. intentionally keeping kids out of the class, that i...

>> we are trying as best tes ase possibly can to keep the schools open. >> we know our kids can be safe when in school, by the way. that is why i believe school should remain open. >> laura: "the new york times" reporting the spread of omicron along with labor testing shortages has led to a growing number of educational disruptions. educational disruptions, that is a snow day. intentionally keeping kids out of the class, that is child abuse. now, what happened to that -- what was it $170 billion...

Ensure schools are open and will keep our children and educators who selflessly serve their community safe and ensure children are not enduring the mental health impact of not being in school, not gaps in learning. this includes schools everywhere, including in chicago. >> john: fox team coverage ahead on "america reports," dr. nicole saphier what the decision means for students. garrett tenney gets us started from chicago. whats the unions argument for walking out? >> john, based on last nights...

Tonight, a showdown over re-opening schools and we are standing by for a vote any moment here from the powerful chicago teachers union which has been threatening to shut down americas third largest school district over chicagos decision to re-open public schools in the midst of the covid surge. and this is a battle that is playing out in many cities across this country. tens of millions of children are caught in the middle. many teachers unions claim proper mitigation efforts, like testing, are ...

Blessing and was behind the sham arizona audit, is now suddenly calling it quits. and upending the traditional five day work week. one tech company now is going all in four days. why? ceo of that company is my guest. lets go out front. and good evening, im erin burnett. out front tonight, the standoff. 340,000 kids not in school today in chicago. waiting, again, to find out if they will get any sort of instruction in the nations third largest school district after negotiating all day, dhik chick...

>> if the kids are too young to be vaccinated, surround your kids with people who are vaccinated. we know that our kids can be safe when in school, by the way. social distancing class with larger classrooms on buses and everything from bus drivers to buses to the actual bus. >> laura: what is he talking about here? is any of this held up with the case numbers that have come in from schools over the last couple of years? >> look, im glad you asked, laura. first of all, the case numbers in childre...

How is this not enough money to make the classrooms and the schools safe for all these kids to get back without such requirements? >> yes. in addition to making sure our classrooms are safe and we have the safety measures in place, we also have a responsibility to make sure that even when it comes down to masking and the vaccine because again, you can have a safe environment but we do know that individuals are getting covid, right. and when the student is a positive case, he or she is out of sch...

This and it costs a huge amount of money for schools. there is a small contingency of masks provided by the dfa but that is not enough to get all children wearing them all the time. and we know how much difficulty there is for all of us to wear a mask in the shop, you walk outside and it is a relief sometimes to take the mask off. the children wear them all day, there are lessons, with small breaks, in the morning and then at lunchtime, it is a lot to ask them to do that. but we will do it if it...

And concerned. >> today school and health officials acknowledge the concerns but the data and the science doesnt support them given 91% of public school staff is vaccinated and nearly one-third of students have received one dose. >> and adults with a booster vaccine, it is near zero. >> there is no evidence in the schools throughout the whole semester, whole entire semester and complaints with all exist about what we didnt have. >> we just didnt see it. >> health experts maintained schools are a...