Caught in a tough spot: To go back to school or not

Young Cody and his sister Bayle look at a laptop instead of doing homework in Fort Worth, Texas. — AP

Eight days into the school year, all five of Amber Cessac’s daughters, ages four to 10, had tested positive for Covid-19.

Having them all sick at once and worrying about long-term repercussions as other parents at their school, and even her own mother, downplayed the virus, “broke something inside of me,” Cessac said.