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91 Examples of Americans At Odds About Covid-19 as Students Start School

91 Examples of Americans At Odds About Covid-19 as Students Start School

91 Examples of Americans At Odds About Covid-19 as Students Start School



When it comes to Covid-19 and reopening schools, we are a nation divided. Opposing ideas float around on social media. Teachers will ultimately be responsible for the safety and well-being of children, but poor leadership has put them and their jobs in jeopardy.
For example, here’s what Education Betsy DeVos recently said.
The pandemic is a good thing because I think it’s going to really force changes that should have happened many years ago, and most of that’s going to happen when families themselves are empowered to make those choices and those changes and those decisions.
Confusion about the virus and about how schooling should be handled run rampant. Opinions about the virus are often at odds.
I take the virus seriously as I have stated before. I see that keeping schools closed poses problems, but reopening schools is risky, and many public schools do not have safety measures in place.
It would help if we worked together as a nation to address the problem of Covid-19. Thus far, leadership has been  CONTINUE READING: 91 Examples of Americans At Odds About Covid-19 as Students Start School