EditorialMarcus Crespo-Ellison a student at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School during math class in Meriden, Conn., on Sept. 28, 2022. (Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times)
EditorialHeather Hammond recounts the death of a student she was to have taught in the fall, at a shelter set up at Emmalena Elementary School in Knott County, Ky. on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Austin Anthony/The New York Times)
EditorialUS House Oversight and Reform hearing entitled, "The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic", Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 08 Jun 2022
Editorial Miguel Cerrillo, father of Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grade student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas who survived the mass shooting that killed 19 of her classmates and two teachers, testifies to The House Committee on Oversight and Reform in Washington on June 8, 2022. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, in middle row: Mireyah Chavez, a student at Robb Elementary School, Marisa Salinas and Jose Chavez at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialMireyah Chavez, 10, center, a student at Robb Elementary School who was present during the shooting, is comforted during a prayer vigil at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday night, May 24, 2022. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialA student and parent arrive at an elementary school in the Crown Heights neighborhood in New York, Dec. 7, 2020. (Anna Watts/The New York Times)
EditorialElementary school teacher Suzanne Szwarcewicz says she would be comfortable with students taking off their masks, and would feel safe knowing her own mask offers protection. (Tony Luong/The New York Times)
EditorialFormer President Barack Obama, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talk with an elementary school student preparing to get a second coronavirus vaccine shot at Kimball Elementary School in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)