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Absences, cancellations climb as COVID wave hits short-staffed Minnesota schools

People standing far apart from each other and people at tables.
Students keep social distance as they line up to pick up books, work and their belongings at North High School gym. An omicron-fueled surge in virus cases is sending teachers, students and bus drivers home just days after the return from winter break.
Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News 2020