Hearing on reopening schools during the pandemic. Tennessees Education Department commissioner and the Dallas School superintendent testified about plans in their jurisdictions. Well also hear from a pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and the president of the national parentteacher association. The subcommittee on Early Childhood secondary education will come to order. Welcome, everyone. I know that a quorum is presentm and i note for the subcommittee that mr. Courtney of connecticut, mrs. Bonamici of oregon, mr. Nor quist of new jersey and ms. Wild of pennsylvania, mrs. Mcbath of evm georgia, miss underwood of illinois, mr. Levin of michigan, ms. Stevens of michigan, mr. D leah panhattia, mr. Wahlberg of michigan, mrs. Stefanik of new york, mr. Banks of indiana, mr. Johns of south dakota and dr. Murphy of South Carolina are re permitted to participate in todays hearing with the ry and understanding that their questions will sbcommi come onl all members of Early Childhood elementa
Schools should open. This thing is going away. Things go away like away and my view is schools should be open. The decision about how to reopen schools as a political dispute about his own reelection, and to paraphrase his press secretary, he is refusing to let science stand in the way. I fundamentally disagree with that approach. Schools must reopen based on science and the safety of our children and teachers, not politics and wishful thinking. I do agree with the president that schools are critically important for children and their families. My first job after i graduated from college was at the high score does high school. High school. My wife was a school librarian. Of year thehis time anticipation of school would come into focus. Two of my grandchildren are of school age and they are feeling that anticipation now. In may, the select subcommittee focused on how to open safely by testing, tracing. I hoped the administration would implement these measures and the schools could safel
The subcommittee on Early Childhood elementary and secondary education will come to order. Welcome, everyone. I know that a quorum is present, and i note for the subcommittee ms. Mcbath of georgia, mr. Underwood of illinois, ms. Lee of nevada, ms. Trahan of massachusetts, mr. Walberg of michigan. Mr. Johnson of south dakota and up to murphy, North Carolina. The understanding the questions will come omafter all members of the Early Childhood, elementary and secondary education subcommittee on both sides of the aisle who are present have had an opportunity to question the witnesses. The committee is meeting today for a hearing to hear testimony on underfunded and unprepared examining how to overcome obstacles to safely reopen Public Schools. As this is a hybrid hearing with members participating both here in the hearing room and remotely i ask all microphones for participants remotely be kept muted to eliminate background noise. Members will be responsible for unmuting themselves when th
Wineries and more citing rising covid19 numbers. Several other states are also slowing their plans to reopen. This is happening even as the economic destruction from the lockdowns has become more clear. The web site yelp carries reviews of restaurants and other Services Companies and reports that as of mid june, 140,000 of its listed businesses remain closed. But the biggest debate this week and perhaps the most important has been about opening schools in the fall, the two biggest districts in california los angeles and sand way ego have announced they will not be holding inperson instruction. Several other cities are looking at hybrid classes. And democratic new york governor Andrew Cuomos Education Plan comes with a lot of conditions. Were not going to use our children as guinea pigs. James but members of the medical community are warning that not opening schools would put children at greater risk than the virus itself which doesnt affect youngsters the way it does adults. Former Sta
Wineries and more citing rising covid19 numbers. Several other states are also slowing their plans to reopen. This is happening even as the economic destruction from the lockdowns has become more clear. The web site yelp carries reviews of restaurants and other Services Companies and reports that as of mid june, 140,000 of its listed businesses remain closed. But the biggest debate this week and perhaps the most important has been about opening schools in the fall, the two biggest districts in california los angeles and sand way ego have announced they will not be holding inperson instruction. Several other cities are looking at hybrid classes. And democratic new york governor Andrew Cuomos Education Plan comes with a lot of conditions. Were not going to use our children as guinea pigs. James but members of the medical community are warning that not opening schools would put children at greater risk than the virus itself which doesnt affect youngsters the way it does adults. Former Sta