An immigration crackdown in Washington has taken a toll on children attending the district's schools.

Bowser had initially planned to use a hybrid model with most students attending classes inside school buildings two days per week. Paul Kihn, Washington's deputy mayor for education, said the school district had solicited input from thousands of parents. Bowser said the decision was due to a combination of virus metrics, parental concerns and opposition from the teacher's union to opening up public school buildings. In the meantime, were committed to ensuring great virtual learning for our students.The distance learning model will be in place for the entire first term, which ends on Nov. 6. Bowser said they still hoped to shift to the hybrid model for the second term, beginning Nov. 9.