Like much of the country, my kids' school district has confirmed it will be virtual-only for the first semester.

Under present conditions I think this is the right call, but it is also an absolutely infuriating failure of leadership. https://twitter.com/TheMoCoShow/status/1285676756406591489

Schools can't open now because of poor decisions around the country in May and June.

MD has done better than many states, but even so: bars are open, restaurants are open for indoor dining, casinos are open.

In economics this is called "revealed preferences."

The President and his team signaled that the worst was behind us; many political leaders and much of the public took that to heart, and the country revealed its preference for opening bars (etc) over opening schools.

A massive failure that will hurt innumerable families.