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Finally! When the Senate Republicans called for a special session on July 28 to address COVID-19's impact on schools, the students and their parents, it was called a "political stunt to try to score cheap points." Now that we're knee deep in what we saw coming, "extraordinary action is required." Not only is this special session past due, but we could have dealt with it Thanksgiving week instead of pushing it even closer to Jan. 13 when our next regular session begins.

First, a few particulars on how a special session works before we talk about this special session. Special sessions can be...