Phoenix: Gov. Doug Ducey should get back in his lane, let schools decide how to handle COVID-19
Robert Robb | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com Arizona schools should be open. But they also should be free to make their decisions to mitigate COVID-19 transmission risks. In managing the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Doug Ducey has gotten the balance between open and shut generally right. Given current conditions, he and GOP lawmakers are correct to require schools to be open for in-person instruction. However, they are wrong to micromanage how schools operate safely or preclude options for doing so. Ducey is having a row with two school districts, Peoria here in Maricopa County and Catalina Foothills in Pima…