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Mr. G for District 3: Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: Ron DeSantis's big lie

Mr. G for District 3: Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: Ron DeSantis's big lie

Ron DeSantis' big lie




Liars use two common strategies, make the lie big enough that nobody would believe you would make it up and repeat it over and over again. DeSantis is using both to force teachers and students back into schools.


Over and over again DeSantis has said children are not carriers of COVID-19. This is what the evidence says. 

From the New York Times, 

In the heated debate over reopening schools, one burning question has been whether and how efficiently children can spread the virus to others.
The findings suggest that as schools reopen, communities will see clusters of infection take root that include children of all ages, several experts cautioned.
“I fear that there has been this sense that kids just won’t get infected or don’t get infected in the same way as adults and that, therefore, they’re almost like a bubbled population,” said Michael Osterholm, an infectious CONTINUE READING: Mr. G for District 3: Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: Ron DeSantis's big lie