Clerk thank you very much, and welcome. Welcome, everyone, to tonights meeting. I want to welcome this Years Student delegates who are here for their first meeting, reminding us why we are here. We are excited to continue the work we are doing regarding Inperson Learning and student safety. I have been hearing from a lot of families and have been having thoughtful conversations about ways we can ensure safety while learning and decrease the amount of interrupted instructions. We hear your concerns. We are listening to parents, and staff, and students and want to ensure we deliver the highest forms of safety while learning for everyone. A resolution regarding covid is forthcoming. Thank you, President Lopez. I just want to say that as we know, theres been a lot of intense pressure to balance the needing of getting kids back to school and also trying to ensure adequate safety measures, and its sometimes difficult to balance all of that at once. We will be getting air purefiers in classro
Meeting. Section b is special order of business, may i here hear a motion to approve . So moved. Yes. Commissioner sanchez . Yes. I just wanted to see if we could let the record reflect that [inaudible] has joined us. Thank you for that presentation. Can we check if there are any public speakers before we begin our discussion with the board . Operator yes, we certainly can. Please raise your hand if you care to speak to this item. Again, if youd like to speak to this item, please raise your hand at this time. I see none, President Lopez. Okay. Thank you for checking that. Commissioners, do you have any questions or comments . Commissioner collins . I had a question. Im not very familiar with the program, but when i brought it up, i got a whole bunch of negative reviews. Theyre just online reviews, but im concerned about investing in a program that i mean, ill be honest. I know nothing about this program. People ask, is there a reason why edgenuity is so bad . This just raises questions
The cdc, the biden administration is cracking down on we the people. This include new Mask Rules in covid hot spots. Vaccination mandates for federal employees and maybe a universal vaccine mandate. Take a look. Why not push Answer Vaccine mandates in states and private i asked the Justice Department if they can do that eely. Legally and they can. I dont know if the federal government can regulate the whole country. You are visiting the Capitol Building without a mask you could be arrested. This response from it a congresswoman. We are socially distanced from anybody. I have had covid and 2 vaccinations. I am wearing my mask inside the chamber but not anywhere else so Madam Speaker come and get me. Thanks for joining us tonight. I was imppressed with the line come and get me. She is serious about this. We dont know what the new guidelines are based upon. We dont have any of the data. Other than the cdc saying it seems even if you have been vaccinated and had covid, the Delta Variant is
Guidelines, the biden in the is vowing to crack down on we the people. This includes new Mask Rules and socalled covid19 hot spots. And may be, just maybe, the universal vaccine mandate, take a look. One of these entities passing the Vaccine Mandates . Id like to see them continue moving in that direction and thats why i pointed out, i asked the Justice Department if they are able to do that legally. And they can. , local businesses can do that. Its still a question, can they mandate the whole country . I dont know that yet that yet. Jeanine Vaccines Andrn restrictions, maybe even new covid19 lockdowns. If you are visiting the Capitol Building without a mask, you could be arrested. Which prompted this response from congresswoman nancy mase. Watcht. Socially distance from anybody. Ive had to be 26, ive had two vaccinations. Im even wearing my mask inside the chamber. Im not going to wear it anywhere else. Madam speaker, come and get me. Jeanine joining us with more is south Carolina Con
Medicare and other programs. Progressive congresswoman saying this. It does look like all five of the priorities we laid out as a Progressive Caucus will be included in some way in this package. I think this will be a significant Down Payment On A real investment into our people. But it is not The End. Harris its not The End. Did you catch it . Republicans are ripping that proposal apart. We already spent 1. 9 trillion we dont have earlier this year. So if you are the economic advisor to the president you wouldnt say lets spend 3 1 2 Trillion and raise taxes. It is a lurch toward socialism. They will need every democrat to pass. There is not a single republican in the House Or Senate who will support this level of taxing and spending and regulations. Harris a lurch toward socialism or is this actually it . The top republican in the senate, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is in focus. Lets start here with Jackie Heinrich on Capitol Hill to get the latest there. Good morning, harr