In this Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, students enter P.S. 134 Henrietta Szold Elementary School in New York.

Should a Remote Option or Vaccine Mandate Be Part of School Reopening?

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 17, 2021

WNYC education reporter Jessica Gould and Allison Hoffman, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law specializing in health care law and policy, follow up on last week's Democratic mayoral candidates' debate and the questions of whether a remote option or a vaccine mandate should be part of the fall school reopening plan.

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