,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjba,mr4   
,banks submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,labor  ,,resolution  ,express+ !     
,s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t     
prim>y & second>y s*ools 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates %\ld be op5$ = 9-p]son           
in/ruction4  ,:]eas education is an     
ess5tial s]vice t provides b5efits to   
/ud5ts1 families1 & ! ,nation z a :ole2 
,:]eas closures ( s*ools dur+ !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic affect$ at lea/ #ee  
million /ud5ts across ,k-#ab s*ools2    
,:]eas rese>* %[s t ext5d$ abs5ces f    
s*ool due to closures inflict long-t]m  
damage on /ud5ts2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #a4a
 million additional /ud5ts may drop out 
( high s*ool due to s*ool closures caus$
 by ! p&emic2 ,:]eas rese>*]s e/imate t 
s*ool closures c\ld result 9 l[] future 
e>n+s = /ud5ts & a l[] ,gross ,dome/ic  
,product 7,,gdp7 = ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a  
:ole2 ,:]eas a /udy f ,jama ,network    

,op5 e/imat$ t ! closures ( prim>y      
s*ools 9 ! c\ntry w result 9 #ac4h      
million ye>s ( lo/ life among our       
,nation's y\?2 ,:]eas 9-p]son education 
provides sup]ior le>n+ to virtual       
in/ruction z well z social & emotional  
b5efits2 ,:]eas 9-p]son s*ool+ has n be5
 %[n to contribute sub/antially to      
transmission or fuel ,,covid-#ai        
outbreaks2 ,:]eas a survey ( m ?an      
#eg1jjj *ild c>e provid]s 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates f\nd t *ild c>e work]s 7 n at    
high] risk ( ,,covid-#ai infection ?an !
 g5]al adult population2 ,:]eas multiple
 /udies across sev]al c\ntries h f\nd t 
*ildr5 are less likely to spread ! virus
 & m likely to h mild cases (           
,,covid-#ai 9 ! case ( an infection2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to a ,may #bjbj /udy f  
,jama ,p$iatrics1 *ildr5 cont9ue to face
 a f> great] risk ( critical illness f  
influ5za ?an f ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas      
*ildr5 ag$ #e-ad ye>s old are sev5 times
 m likely to die ( influ5za ?an (       
,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is  

rapidly deploy+ ,,covid-#ai vacc9es     
across ! c\ntry & has already adm9i/]$ m
 ?an #bc million doses ( ! vacc9e2      
,:]eas ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts h _m     
tools at _! disposal to (f] p>5ts       
education options t "w be/ = _! families
 dur+ ! p&emic ?r\gh s*ool *oice &      
education sav+s acc\nt programs2 ,:]eas 
,congress provid$ #ac billion to ,k-#ab 
s*ools 9 ! ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 &
 ,economic ,security 7,,c>es7 ,act 9    
,m>* ( #bjbj & ano!r #ed billion 9      
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba
 9 ,decemb] ( #bjbj1 z well z sev]al    
billions 9 fund+ to ,/ate gov]nors to   
use = education 9 _! ,/ates2 ,:]eas a   
/udy by ,corey ,de,angelis1 ,ph4,d41 ( !
 ,reason ,f\ndation & ,*ri/os ,makridis1
 ,ph4,d41 ( ! ,massa*usetts ,in/itute ( 
,te*nology f\nd t s*ool closures 7 l9k$ 
to union influ5ce r ?an ,,covid-#ai     
transmission rates & risk2 ,:]eas ,new  
,york ,city clos$ s*ools 9 ,novemb] bas$
 on an arbitr>y positive te/+ ?re%old   
support$ by ! ,unit$ ,f$]ation (        

,tea*]s1 ev5 ?\gh ! s*ool di/rict ( #a4a
 million /ud5ts _h a l[ positivity te/  
rate2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,tea*]s ,los      
,angeles issu$ a pap] t reque/$ sev]al  
radical left-w+ policies 9 a plan to    
reop51 includ+ ,m$ic>e ,= ,all1 defund+ 
! police1 exp&$ welf>e access = illegal 
immigrants1 & a moratorium on *>t]      
s*ools2 ,:]eas ! ,fairfax ,education    
,association1 ! tea*]s' union 9         
,fairfax1 ,virg9ia1 are dem&+ t all     
/ud5ts be vacc9at$ & !re be z]o         
community spread be=e fully reop5+      
s*ools1 ev5 ?\gh ! tea*]s h be5 giv5    
priority access to ! vacc9e2 ,:]eas half
 ( all ,*icago tea*]s skipp$ s*ool dur+ 
! city's attempt to reop5 on ,janu>y #d1
 #bjba1 & vot$ to defy an ord] to return
 to s*ool on ,febru>y #a1 #bjba2 &      
,:]eas _m s*ool di/ricts1 z well private
 & p>o*ial s*ools1 across ! c\ntry h    
successfully reop5$ safely3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 affirms t ,unit$ ,/ates s*ool sy/ems h 
adequate res\rces & public heal? evid5ce

 to safely reop5 = 9-p]son education2   
7#b7 affirms t ext5d$ s*ool closures    
pose a risk to ! well-be+ ( ,am]ican    
*ildr51 especially ! mo/ vuln]able1 & to
 ! future ( ! ,nation2 &  7#c7 urges e  
s*ool 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to op5 = 9-p]son
 in/ruction z soon z possible4