“They need the touch of being in a classroom with their teacher, with their colleagues,” the mayor said. “… The focus, of course, is on the data and public health guidance, but it’s also around equity, and I am concerned about whether or not we are doing enough for certain categories of students, particularly our youngest learners and our diverse learners, and we’ve got to make decisions that maximize the opportunities for everyone but particularly those students who I think are the most vulnerable and I think are having the biggest challenges in a remote learning environment.”