Banks should “social distance” from education
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| An artist’s conception of Rep. Jim Banks, R-IN, and Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-WI pontificating about education. |
NO (in-person) SCHOOL, NO MONEY!
U.S. Congressman, Jim Banks (IN-03), along with a colleague from Wisconsin, have decided that the health of those who attend school, work in schools, or are related to those who attend or work in schools doesn’t matter.
In a blatant attempt at extortion, Banks and Tom Tiffany (R-WI) have introduced a bill that would require schools to open for in-person instruction by September 8, 2020, or face the loss of federal education dollars.
It apparently doesn’t matter to Banks that there are places in the country where the coronavirus is resurging (including here in his home state of Indiana). It apparently doesn’t matter to Banks that his bill would possibly expose children, their teachers, and their families, to a disease deadly to those in high-risk groups.
Perhaps Rep. Banks doesn’t realize that the virus may not choose to cooperate with his timeline. Or, perhaps the real reason Banks wants to open schools — no matter what — is so they can babysit the nation’s children.
Many parents rely on their kids going to school so they can go to work. To get our society up and running again, we need our children back in school.
I get it…people need to get back to work, but do we need to risk the lives of our children and their teachers to do it?
BUT MOM! ALL THE KIDS ARE DOING IT
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