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Trump and DeVos: Schools Must Reopen, Without Needed Resources | Diane Ravitch's blog

Trump and DeVos: Schools Must Reopen, Without Needed Resources | Diane Ravitch's blog

Trump and DeVos: Schools Must Reopen, Without Needed Resources


Trump demanded that schools reopen for in-person instruction in a few weeks, as the pandemic surges in more than half the states. He and his party have refused to pass the HEROES act to provide additional resources for schools.
DeVos blasted school districts that hesitate to open, fearing risk to students and staff. She said, patronizingly, that life has many risks: get over it.
THE ANSWER IS NO! TRUMP AND DEVOS ARE WILLING TO SACRIFICE LIVES TO RESTART THE ECONOMY! NO!
Trump doesn’t care about the lives of students and staff. He cares only about his poll numbers. DeVos is arrogant and doesn’t care what might happen to students and teachers and other staff in public schools. She never has.
Opening schools without elaborate and carefully planned protocols for testing, daily screenings, masks, small classes, and social distancing is insane.
Opening schools in the middle of a raging and CONTINUE READING: Trump and DeVos: Schools Must Reopen, Without Needed Resources | Diane Ravitch's blog