and talking head's drummer chris frantz on his memoir, "remain in love." next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar chenheim iii. the anderson family fund. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. barbara hope zuckerberg. charles rosenblum. we try to live in the moment, to not miss what's right in front of us. at mutual of america, we believe taking care of tomorrow can help you make the most of today. mutual of america financial group, retirement services and investments. additional support has been provided by: consumer cellular. and by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. the average number of daily confirmed coronavirus infections in the united states continues to trend down from new highs seen in late july. covid-19-related hospitalizations are also declining, even as deaths, which

. >> reporter: jake frantz resigning from his teaching job, condemning his district's rush to return to the classroom as the state logs the highest rate of pediatric cases and hospitalizations in the country. at a district outside phoenix, some parents applauding a mass sick-out of more than 100 teachers, cancelling the first day of school. >> teachers are in a good position to give their voice. and they just weren't being heard. >> reporter: the teachers at this nebraska school district showed up for work, but schools are now closed anyway after three teachers tested positive and 24 more are in quarantine. >> we knew this would happen at some point. we just didn't think it would happen one day into the school year. >> reporter: the cdc reporting covid cases among children have been steadily rising. at this oklahoma school district, two students went to class after getting infected. families now divided over how to move forward. >> to just shut it all down to virtual is ridiculous. you need that personal interaction with teachers and studentsing a child over. i have nine grandkids. i

. >> reporter: arizona science teacher jacob frantz chose to resign along with two thirds of his departmentn people ask for a plexiglass screen in front of their desk, they were told no. mcdonald's is doing more to protect their employees than our schools are. >> reporter: on college campuses tough lesson this weekend. covid busters discovered at the university of north carolina and oklahoma state, notre dame reporting 44 positive cases. >> so, we checked it out early on, like one party, one bar, and it didn't seem terribly safe. so we're kind of sticking to ourselves for the time being. >> reporter: and these outbreaks are causing other schools to add just their own plans. columbia university is one of the latest to announce it will only offer virtual classes this fall. major? >> garrett: tom hanson, thank you very much. pro sports as we have seen are trying to make a comeback during the pandemic. the game played at empty comeback during the pandemic. the game played at stadiums or arena, the athletes earning paychecks, but for the beer and food vendors these are tough times indeed with no

. >> reporter: arizona science teacher jacob frantz chose to resign along with two-thirds of his department. >> when people ask for a plexiglass screen in front of their desk, they were told no. mcdonald's is doing more to protect their employees than our schools are. >> reporter: on college campuses tough lessons this weekend. covid clusters discovered at t university of north carolina and oklahoma state, notre dame reporting 44 positive cases. >> so, we checked it out early on, like one party, one bar, and it didn't seem terribly safe. so we're kind of sticking to ourselves for the time being. >> reporter: and these outbreaks are causing other schools to adjust their own plans. columbia university is one of s lllatest to announce it will v offon cerirtu almajor?eslass >> garrett: tom hanson, thank you very much. pro sports as we have seen are trying to make a comeback during the pandemic. the games played at empty stadiums or arenas, the athletes earning paychecks, but for the beer and food vendors these are tough times indeed with no apparent safety net. here is adriana diaz. >> reporter