I get that people are scared. This Omicron surge is real. And we're doing everything that we can across our city to mitigate it.
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Lightfoot acknowledges the concerns surrounding the Omicron surge while advocating for students to return to school.
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Remote learning, for any period of time is off the table from a system wide standpoint.
And they always underestimate us to their peril. And they are going to do the same thing with Kamala.
It's reckless and irresponsible. You showed that headline that indicated how many lives are going to be lost out from the failure to wear a mask. It's fundamental to our COVID-19 response. People absolutely have to wear a mask.
Our young men, the ones that are most likely to be the victims, but also the perpetrators of crime have to know at the earliest possible stage, their destiny is not preordained to be picking up a gun or an early death.





