(Providence, RI)--Republicans in the Rhode Island legislature on Thursday stepped into the hot water of the state's school system re-starting during the coronavirus pandemic.They proposed providing public school choice for children attending any school that fails to provide in-person learning despite the state saying it is safe to go.Also, legislation was proposed to establish an Education Savings Account partially-funded by federal coronavirus relief money to provide additional help for students who are in such districts.
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