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Utah families with medical risks say they are splitting up, changing schools and risking loved ones’ lives for their kids’ education now that schools can’t require masks

Parents face hard choices when their homes include those who are either immunocompromised or at risk of serious illness should the virus spread to them.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Thorpe family, from left: Angela, David, Joey, Laurieann and D.J., at their home in West Valley City. David underwent an organ transplant, which puts him at high risk of serious complications from COVID-19. The Thorpes are worried about their children potentially catching the coronavirus at school and bringing it home.