Donald Trump has expressed his desire to reopen the country in various ways, including giving governors the green light to open the doors of businesses if they so choose. Now, Donnie is reportedly urging governors to do the same for schools.
In audio obtained by CNN, Trump held a conference call with the governors, and urged them to “seriously consider” reopening schools as part of his push to get the economy up and running again.
“Some of you might start thinking about school openings, because a lot of people are wanting to have school openings,” he said. It’s not a big subject, young children have done very well in this disaster that we’ve all gone through.”
Despite many states’ decision to close schools for the remainder of the academic year, Donnie seems to think that reopening is surely possible.
“So a lot of people are thinking about the school openings. And I think it’s something, Mike [Pence], they can seriously consider and maybe get going on it.”
Donnie’s plans may not come to fruition, however, due to the amount of states that have already closed school doors. With only two months left to the school year and large hits to the economy, students may just be learning at home for a little while longer.
CNN documents 43 states, including Washington, D.C., have ordered that schools don’t reopen this academic year, while the remaining states have merely recommended that students continue with virtual learning. There is also the reality that school administrators will be tasked with upholding social distancing guidelines to keep students and faculty safe.
Earlier this month, Dr. Anthony Fauci, mentioned that school openings would be “unpredictable”, noting that the pandemic may not let up until the fall.
“I fully expect–though I’m humble enough to know that I can’t accurately predict–that by the time we get to the fall, that we will have this under control enough that it certainly will not be the way it is now where people are shutting down schools.”
What are your thoughts, Roomies? Should schools reopen for this academic year? Let us know in the comments.
