A school district outside of Chicago is refunding taxpayers $10 million in surplus funding resulting from school closures in 2020.
"A budget surplus resulting from schools being closed most of 2020 will lead to $10 million distributed back to Naperville School District 203 taxpayers."
"This week, the school board authorized the creation of a tax reimbursement account.
The $10 million surplus will be deposited into the fund for a one-time tax reimbursement and the refunds be mailed to recipients as checks."
"Bridges said the district fell into this “unique opportunity” of economic relief because of the pandemic.
Some district expenses for utility bills and staffing fell below projections because of the shift to remote learning, resulting in a surplus in some district accounts."
Jake Tapper pushes back against the CDC Director on their guidelines that now recommend essentially all schools remain closed for in-person instruction:
The new CDC guidelines incorporate positivity rates from the overall community
Following this metric would keep almost all schools closed
But the positivity rates in the schools tend to be much lower
And schools aren't major contributors of overall community transmission.
NYC positivity rate: 7.82%
NYC school positivity rate: 0.55%