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The Wausau School District joins a growing list across the state starting the school year in a virtual setting due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19.

\\u201cPeople talk about risk, and how there are lots of factors to balance out in making this decision,\\u201d said Tricia Zunker, the district\\u2019s school board president. \\u201cAt least we know here in Wausau that no teachers, no staff members, and no students will die of COVID-19 because they will not be in the building.\\u201d

The decision by the school board Monday offers a stark contrast between Zunker, who is also a candidate for Congress, and her opponent, Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, who will face-off again in the November election for a full two-year term in the state\\u2019s 7th Congressional District.