Biden s school reopening goal is silent on high schools By Bo Erickson Biden pushes plan to reopen schools
President Biden s goal to reopen a majority of schools in his first 100 days does not apply to high schools, the White House confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday, and it s not clear whether or when the White House will weigh in on a timeline for reopening the nation s secondary schools.
Mr. Biden s 200-page COVID-19 national strategy released last week and his statements to the press Monday only cite K-8 schools in his push to reopen most schools in his first 100 days. The United States is committed to ensuring that students and educators are able to resume safe, in-person learning as quickly as possible, with the goal of getting a majority of K-8 schools safely open in 100 days, Mr. Biden s national strategy released last week said.
Open schools. Close indoor dining.
When to keep schools open, and how to do so, has been an issue plaguing the response by the United States to the pandemic since its beginning. President Biden vowed to “teach our children in safe schools” in his inaugural address.
On Tuesday, federal health officials weighed in with a call for returning children to the nation’s classrooms as soon as possible, saying the “preponderance of available evidence” indicates that in-person instruction can be carried out safely as long as mask-wearing and social distancing are maintained.
But local officials also must be willing to impose limits on other settings like indoor dining, bars or poorly ventilated gyms in order to keep infection rates low in the community at large, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in the journal JAMA and in a follow-up interview.
CDC officials say schools can be safe if precautions are taken in the community
By Roni Caryn Rabin New York Times,Updated January 26, 2021, 4:49 p.m.
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Open schools. Close indoor dining.
When to keep schools open, and how to do so, has been an issue plaguing the response by the United States to the pandemic since its beginning. President Joe Biden vowed to âteach our children in safe schoolsâ in his inaugural address.
On Tuesday, federal health officials weighed in with a call for returning children to the nationâs classrooms as soon as possible, saying the âpreponderance of available evidenceâ indicates that in-person instruction can be carried out safely as long as mask-wearing and social distancing are maintained.
Greenville County Schools send message to parents about COVID-19 response Share Updated: 6:53 PM EST Dec 11, 2020
Greenville County Schools send message to parents about COVID-19 response Share Updated: 6:53 PM EST Dec 11, 2020
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Show Transcript MAY OF TWENTY. TWENTY-ONE AND GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL LEADERS ARE ANSWERING A QUESTION MANY PARENTS ARE ASKING WHY HAVE THE SCHOOL’S NOT CLOSE WITH CASES GOING UP AS THEY ARE THE DISTRICT SENT OUT A MESSAGE FRIDAY TO PARENTS POINTING OUT THAT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DHEC AND LOCAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS SAY SCHOOL SHOULD REMAIN OPEN BECAUSE SPREAD IS SIGNIFICANTLY MITIGATED. THEY ALSO SAID IN PERSON LEARNING IS IMPORTANT F PERFORMANCE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND FAMILY. WE STABILITY THEY ALSO ANSWERED THE QUESTION. WHEN WOULD THE SCHOOLS CLOSED HERE ARE SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS AN INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE ABSENCES THAT WOULD PREVENT FULL STAFFING IF THE GOVERNOR OR LOCAL HOSPITAL SYSTEMS ORDER A CLOSURE