re: COVID School Guidance Released

There is still a small, but very vocal, segment of the population that demands government "do something"...even if "something" actually does nothing at all. They are terrified/concerned because that is the basis of their perceived "moral superiority" to mask their lack of individual self-esteem.

However, that "something" still allows the current administration to justify governing by fiat. THAT is the lasting effect of Covid. If you declare anything a "public emergency" Governors, mayors, bureaucratic political agencies such as the Department of.... can create "law" completely outside the legislative process. Executive branch officials and state agencies are willing giving up that power.