Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Sunday morning couldn’t promise teachers, students and parents that they wouldn’t get sick from coronavirus if schools fully reopen this fall as the Trump administration has been aggressively pushing for in recent days
state and local school districts to fully reopen schools for full-time, in-person learning. DeVos herself has said she wants all schools to commit to being open five days a week and steer clear of remote learning, even as the pandemic rages to record levels in the country.kicked off the lengthy and at times contentious conversation by immediately pressing DeVos on the fact that the vast majority of states now are seeing higher rates of coronavirus than when schools shut down in March.
“Well, we know that children get the virus at a far lower rate than any other part of the population,” the secretary declared. “And, again, there is nothing in the data that would suggest that kids being back in school is dangerous to them.”The CNN host, meanwhile, brought up instances of childcare facilities and summer camps for kids that turned into superspreader events. Furthermore,that the full reopening of K-12 schools would be the “highest risk” for COVID-19 spread.
“Dr. Redfield has clearly said these are recommendations, and every situation is going to look slightly different,” the secretary demurred. “And the key for education leaders, and these are smart people who can figure things out. They can figure out what is going to be right for their specific situation.”
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