Three Fairfax County Public School students and six parents were among those killed in the tragic airplane crash near the Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.

The nation's 10th largest school district plans an all-virtual start to the fall semester amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying it will support any local chapter that decides to strike over reopening plans. Children need in-person instruction, she said, adding that remote instruction is no substitute for it. But she said teachers need to know they'll be kept safe. Many are quitting, retiring or writing their wills.Along with strikes, the union said it will fight unsafe reopening plans through lawsuits and labor grievances. The union's Florida chapter filed a lawsuit last week attempting to block the state's plan to reopen schools, which the suit called reckless and unsafe.

Fairfax County Public School buses parked at a middle school in Falls Church, Va., Monday, July 20, 2020. Very few Americans believe schools should return to normal operations this fall, a new poll says, even as President Donald Trump insists thats what parents and students want. The poll, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, finds that only about 1 in 10 say daycare centers, preschools and K-12 schools should start the school year like any other. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The poll finds only 8% of Americans say K-12 schools should open for normal in-person instruction. The poll also shows Americans feel the same about colleges and universities reopening this fall. She isn't as worried about her own health but fears that reopening schools could spread the virus to others. The poll finds a majority of Americans, 56%, say they are very or extremely concerned that reopening schools will lead to additional infections in their communities; another 24% are somewhat concerned. In his campaign to reopen schools, Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for schools that fail to reopen fully.