> This was one more problem where the contemporary governance mechanism is "we pretend it won't/isn't/didn't happen because it's politically inconvenient as it contradicts high level leadership decisions (and we can't cause face loss to said leadership)".

Can this be more factually false:

https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus/data

first sentence:

> COVID-19 and the 2021-2022 School Year

> Students learn best when they're safely in school, in-person.