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Chicago school officials canceled classes for Wednesday amid a clash with the teachers' union, which wants to pause in-person instruction.

Wednesday, January 5, 2022 12:25 AM EST

Union members had criticized the district's response to the Omicron variant, which has pushed cases in the city to record levels, and said conditions in classrooms were unsafe.

But Mayor Lori Lightfoot said reverting to online schooling was unacceptable and unnecessary.

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