Johnson’s comments came hours after Britain’s top public health officials issued a joint statement saying that children were more likely to be harmed by staying away from school than from being exposed to COVID-19.
Cases were reported at Oklahoma State University after maskless students packed into a nightclub, and off-campus parties have been blamed for cases at Notre Dame.
Schools are trying to figure out how to reopen amid uncertainty over how to pay for it. They're pushing Congress to foot the bill, but whether it will is not clear.