Now that COVID-19 vaccines are expected to soon become available, governors nationwide must prioritize vaccinating teachers so America's schools can reopen without delay.
We simply cannot allow millions of children to continue to be isolated at home staring at computer screens all day. Remote learning is harming their physical and mental health, while denying them a quality education.
The attempt to protect our nation's children during the pandemic is doing more harm than good. Let's start with the obvious: Children staring at computer screens while being sedentary six to eight hours a day increase their risk of getting diabetes and a host of other deadly diseases.