FILE - Cheryl Nicholas, Principal of Layer Elementary School, explains to the media the social distancing and other health precautions that have been initiated at the school a week before classes begin for the year during the COVID-19 pandemic on Aug (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - The school year is already off to a troubled start as hundreds of U.S.
students were forced to quarantine after individuals tested positive for COVID-19 at their respective schools.President Donald Trump and his administration continue to aggressively push for schools to reopen, as parents, educators and health officials continue to discuss the risks of sending children back to school amid the ongoing pandemic.