Commentary: A drive to improve grades in Salt Lake City isn’t worth the risk of spreading COVID-19

In-person classes won’t lead to fewer Fs, just more coronavirus cases.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Michael Crookston, Davis High band teacher, is vaccinated by registered nurse Bruno Gonzalez as the Davis County School District begins COVID-19 vaccinations for its teachers at the Davis County Legacy Center in Farmington on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.

| Jan. 22, 2021, 11:00 p.m.

Commentary: A drive to improve grades in Salt Lake City isn’t worth the risk of spreading COVID-19

In-person classes won’t lead to fewer Fs, just more coronavirus cases.

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