Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces backlash for demanding schools reopen for full-time in-person instruction in the fall—without offering a specific plan on how to do so safely.
from last month saying the organization"strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school."
American Academy of Pediatrics President Dr. Sally Goza attends a meeting with President Donald Trump, students, teachers and administrators about how to safely re-open schools, at the White House, July 07, 2020, in Washington, DC.
The push to reopen schools comes as new coronavirus cases are spiking in the U.S. Sun Belt. Florida on Sunday reported more than 15,000 new cases, making it one of the world's biggest hot spots and setting an all-time record for any state. "We know from other countries, particularly young children do not seem to spread the virus. We know they don't get sick," he said, though he emphasized getting the virus"under control" is the top priority,"then we can think about how we put children back in the classroom."
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