Yesterday, the Rethuglican Education Commissioner for Florida Richard Corcoran ordered Florida's public schools to open for in-class instruction for the next school year, despite COVID-19 cases spiking.
"Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, a Republican and former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, issued the order, which states that 'school districts and charter school governing boards must provide the full array of services that are required by law so that families who wish to educate their children in a brick and mortar school full time have the opportunity to do so.'” (our emphasis)The order follows malignant narcissist and mentally unstable Donald "COVID Donnie" Trump's all caps tweet that "SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL". Ever the master of projection, Trump later accused former VP Joe Biden of playing politics in resisting opening the schools for health reasons:
"In a later tweet, he said those hesitating to reopen schools amid a global pandemic were politically motivated: 'Corrupt Joe Biden and the Democrats don’t want to open schools in the Fall for political reasons, not for health reasons! They think it will help them in November. Wrong, the people get it!'”Trump is desperate to force people back into a pre-pandemic mode so that he can pretend the pandemic which he's bungled is over. And, yes, the people get it.
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My daughter has an at risk son and is a bit terrified of having to go back to teaching HS this fall. Just a complete mess. School Districts without funding with economic collapse. Third rescue bill to help state and local on McConnel hold until 2021. No practical way to manage spacing, masks, washing with kids. Her district was looking at half the kids alternating 2 days one week and three the next. Or half in morning half in afternoon. Transportation and parent schedules becomes a mess.
Mart -- We hope your grandson will be OK in this health crisis. Parents are facing a mess, as you say. School districts are suffering from resource shortages and uncertainty over proper public health practices. Thanks for your perspective.
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