classroom. it's that important from my perspective that children be allowed to interact with each other in a real space. so clearly my preference would be that teachers are present in the classroom but a second choice would be the teachers be virtually present in the classroom and students be authentically present. >> despite the benefits of kids being in person, there are parents that are worried about the safety of their kid at school, especially given how rapidly the omicron variant spreads. what do you tell a parent who is concerned? >> yeah, so, you know, the good news is that children over the age of 5 can all be vaccinated now. get at least two doses and some can get three. and those vaccines from what we know do provide significant protection against omicron, which is what we're seeing right now. and that in spite of the fact that there are a lot of reports that a lot more children are sick with omicron, it's likely reflects the fact that a lot -- a lot more -- it likely reflects