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From school days to Pokemon Day, in the next 10 minutes, we'll get the lowdown of what's up in the world.

I'm Bethany Van Delft, and this is the 10 News.

On February 12th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidelines for safely reopening schools amid the ongoing pandemic.

The CDC recommends reopening elementary schools as long as everyone follows proper

masking, hygiene, and social distancing protocols.

You got it, dude.

For middle school and high schools, the guidelines recommend reopening except in communities

with the highest levels of virus transmission.

They also suggest things like weekly testing for students and staff and considering

reducing attendance by staggering

student schedules or having some students attend school remotely. As far as vaccines for teachers,

the CDC agrees that they're important but doesn't suggest that they be required before schools can

reopen. What do you think?

Tell us about how you're feeling about school right now, whatever that looks like for you.

Email us at hello at thetennews.com.

In our last episode, we told you about the massive power outages in Texas following a major winter storm there.

Now, let's go to Jacob and Olivia from the Curious Kid podcast to learn more.

In the middle of February, a huge portion of the United States was dealing with frigid temperatures.

That's not such a big deal in parts of the country that are used to cold winters and are well prepared for the cold.

But freezing temperatures become more problematic in areas that don't usually encounter freezing cold, like Texas.

A winter storm hit Texas on Valentine's Day weekend,

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