Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the decision to go to all-remote learning after the city saw an uptick in virus cases in recent weeks that made public health officials concerned about the implications of in-person learning, Chicago Public Schools said in a statement.

Chicago Public Schools is the nation's third largest school district in the U.S. with 350,000 students..

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