Washington( CNN) Amid the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers are poised to be able to vote by proxy in

Elementary after Chicago Public Schools said it would cancel classes after the teachers union voted in

Ron Kind, D-Wisc., voted by proxy on 7 bills in June as he joined President Biden on a visit to his

of remote education. Immediately after the vote, officials canceled all in-person and virtual

very remote desert area." It’s going to be heartbreaking no matter what the situation is, what they

Remote learning would begin Wednesday with in-person classes slated to return Jan.... But

votes, which were announced just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.... School officials deemed the union action

that MPs cast their vote in person, following experiments with remote voting during the coronavirus

votes would then follow.... Scott Applewhite/ AP) Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky

" …Safety committees are the authority on safety in our schools.... There have been an average of 3, 940 positive cases and 10 deaths per day as of Dec.... 30. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWhile positive cases have surged to their highest rate since the beginning of the pandemic in Chicago, deaths are significantly lower than they were during the last surges in May and December 2020 as the majority of Chicago residents get vaccinated....