Remote learning was a massive failure for virtually every school level below the upper classes of high school. Particularly worthless for elementary school kids, which is a critical learning time in kids' lives. It was not "re-opening" in any honest sense of the word.
Some states decided on re-opening public schools in the fall of 2020 with additional safety measures in place: Temperature screening at the entrance, spacing out desks (social disancing), and regular testing/tracing for students involved in sports. Minimizing or eliminating large assemblies/gatherings. Some required masks for some or part of the school day activities. Virtually all of these schools did just fine. And the benefit to students went without saying.
Others, of course, forced remote for much longer (late fall of 2020). I'm sure you'll defend that in some knee-jerk fashion, but of course it was idiotic.