For generations, school has been a place for children to learn and make friends. But in the United States, school is important to many parents for another reason. It is a safe place that cares for their children while they are working, or a necessity for them to be able to work at all. The spread of the coronavirus this year, and the resulting changes, have caused these ideas of school in American life to collide. Now, President Donald Trump is demanding that schools reopen in a few weeks. But with virus infection rates rising, many working parents see no good options.
Title: School: A Place for Learning and More
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are working, or a necessity for them to be able to work at all.</span> <span data-start-time='25771' data-end-time='37625'>The spread of the coronavirus this year, and the resulting changes, have caused these ideas of school in American life to collide.</span> <span data-start-time='37625' data-end-time='44979'>Now, President Donald Trump is demanding that schools reopen in a few weeks.</span> <span data-start-time='44979' data-end-time='52708'>But with virus infection rates rising, many working parents see no good options.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div 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