Tyler Juranovich CNHI News Indiana Jun 26, 2021 7 hrs ago Teaching aide Rachel Morales assists student Keaton Williams in a kindergarten class at Silver Creek Primary in Sellersburg, Indiana, in this Feb. 4 photo. Brooke McAfee | CNHI News Indiana Should schools have in-person instruction? That was the major question and debate that school administrators and parents were discussing last year as the world was forced to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though information on the SARS-CoV-2 virus was not as plentiful as it is now, we did know it spread through the air and that it spread quicker in small, indoor spaces that have a lot of people in them. That — coupled with the fact many teachers are older in age and were at a greater risk of severe illness or even death if they caught the virus — made the notion of in-class instruction last spring and fall preposterous.