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President Joe Biden’s nominee for deputy secretary of education said that children should not return to school in San Diego despite evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggesting that in-person learning is safe.
Cindy Marten, Superintendent of San Diego Unified School District and Biden’s education pick, said Tuesday that students would remain home from school and did not suggest any possible re-opening dates.
“Despite the progress that is being made and all of the best efforts of all of our employees, it’s important that we recognize that the virus continues to spread and it’s out of control in our communities,” she said according to The San-Diego Union Tribune. “The fact that we’re losing 4,000 of our fellow Americans to this disease every day is shocking and something we must all continue to attend to. This is not the time to let up on our efforts to defeat this deadly virus.”