The second-largest school system in the country has thrown in the towel on in-person classes.
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner on Monday announced he's "shutting down schools and childcare programs for the rest of the fall semester."
"Because of the extraordinarily of COVID-19 in the Los Angeles area, it is no longer safe and appropriate to have any students on campus," Beutner says.
The move is in stark contrast to that of the country's largest school system in New York City.
On Monday, New York students resumed in-person classes.
Which of the two states is making a mistake?