The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the child care industry into turmoil nationally and in Washington state. Many providers lost clients as parents shifted to working from home or got laid off.

UPDATE , 9:10 pm: Adds information about school board directors' proposal that incorporates outdoor education. As the clock ticks down toward the fall school year, the teachers union in Seattle said it’s not yet safe to return to school buildings, and three school board directors proposed a model of remote instruction with some outdoor education.

The virus that has swept our country crushed the dreams of a lot of high school seniors. Lian Koeppel, an 18-year-old from Richland, had been picturing since middle school the beautiful long red gown she’d wear to her senior prom. And she pushed herself through high school with her heart set on being valedictorian, standing up on stage to give her speech to all her classmates, family members and teachers.

UPDATE, July 21: Updates to say the district has dropped its plan to offer full-time, in-person instruction. Bellevue School District leaders said they no longer plan to offer 100 percent in-person instruction for all students in the fall because of the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the region.

School districts in Washington state are trying to figure out how to safely bring students back to school for at least some in-person instruction in the fall, given the risks of the coronavirus pandemic and public health requirements. At the same time, they face pressure all the way from the White House. President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold federal funds from districts that do not bring all students back for full-time, in-person instruction.

The Interfraternity Council at the University of Washington said as of Monday, 146 people living in fraternities have tested positive for COVID-19. The university conducts its own testing and verification of cases and said “at least 128 fraternity house residents” had tested positive , and another nine UW students who were close contacts of the residents had tested positive.

The Seattle school district is starting remote summer school this week and six times as many students are taking part compared with prior years. Even as the focus shifts to what school will look like in the fall, families are still processing the unprecedented school year that just ended and what it meant to abruptly shift to online schooling.

Teens and young adults who live in Seattle Housing Authority communities have built an online social hub for their peers. It’s meant to help young people navigate life in the pandemic.

Seattle Public Schools, the state’s largest school district, said the model that makes the most sense for the fall is a hybrid of in-person and remote learning given public health requirements to control the coronavirus pandemic. But that will place a burden on families that have already spent months with children at home due to school closures.

School districts are trying to figure out how to safely bring students back into schools in the fall, and one big question mark is what instruction will look like for instrumental music and choir.