WASHINGTON - Amid mounting tensions about reopening schools, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to release long-awaited guidance Friday on what measures are needed to get children back into the classroom during the pandemic.President Joe Biden requested updated guidance when he took office, responding to complaints that the CDC’s school guidelines under the Trump administration were unclear and inconsistent.
The White House said Thursday that the new guidance would help drive a national strategy to get students back to classrooms.Biden faces increasing pressure to deliver on his promise to get the majority of schools back to in-person teaching by the end of his first 100 days in office.