They want their Marxian Utopia, with full salaries and pensions for all loyal journalists. No mere facts are going to stand in the way of their achieving it.
The day after Biden wins the presidency every reporter, every Hollywood notable, and every democrat will be clamoring for schools to open. Until then Keep the Schools Closed, because Trump.
It is not worth giving Biden the presidency to prove democrat hypocrisy. The schools will open. Parents will break down the doors and drag teachers out of bed if necessary.
OR Private schools will suddenly multiply across the nation putting all those tenured, unionized teachers out of a job.