Five-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Georgia as Biden administration pushes to fully open schools
On Friday, Wyatt Gary Gibson died from COVID-19 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after a short battle with the virus. He was just 5 years old.
Wyatt was the son of Alexis Gibson and her husband Wes Gibson, a deputy with the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, and brother to a 9-month-old sister.
Local reports indicate that the entire Gibson family contracted COVID-19. However, Wyatt was the only member of the family that experienced complications, including a stroke. Tragically, the young boy was admitted to the hospital with “COVID pneumonia” early in the week and died just a few days after.
Joe Biden s First 100 Days: What Did He Promise and What Did He Deliver?
On 4/29/21 at 6:00 AM EDT
President Joe Biden has largely kept a laser-like focus on combating the coronavirus pandemic and promoting his economic recovery package as he nears the 100-day mark in office, while setting aside or delaying dozens of promises he made on the campaign trail.
Thursday marks the milestone, which often seen as a critical point in any president s first term and shows what priorities became the administration s focus. Biden entered the White House after with a stunted transition period because of a lack of cooperation from the Trump administration, as Donald Trump refused to concede the election, and because of the pandemic. His start was further complicated because Democrats hold razor-thin margins of control in the U.S. House and Senate amid heightened partisanship.
Growing anger against Biden administration’s mandate for standardized tests during pandemic
Last month, President Biden’s Acting Assistant Education Secretary Ian Rosenblum sent a letter to state education administrators instructing them that standardized tests had to be administered to students in some form this spring, summer or fall.
Rosenblum whose previous job was executive director of the Education Trust-New York, a pro-standardized testing and pro-business organization said states could delay the tests but they could not be canceled like last spring and they have to be conducted as soon as possible. The spring testing window for state tests, including the PSAT and SAT, typically given to high school juniors and seniors preparing for college, has already started in the United States.
Major US school districts reopen despite spread of more contagious and lethal COVID-19 variants
Across the US, numerous school districts began reopening Monday in a reckless move that will exacerbate the spread of COVID-19. Over the past month and, in particular, following the February 10 betrayal by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), the corporate media, both big business parties and the teachers unions have conspired to send millions of children into classrooms at the most dangerous stage of the pandemic. The Democratic Party has spearheaded this campaign, with local and state officials implementing Biden’s goal of fully reopening the majority of K-8 schools by the end of April.
With a halt in the decline of COVID-19 cases in the US, CDC director warns “the virus is not done with us”
On Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, remarked at the White House briefing on the COVID pandemic, “Things are tenuous. Now is not the time to relax restrictions.”
These comments were made in reference to the leveling of declines in new cases of COVID-19, which has public health officials extremely concerned. Since February 20, the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases has remained steady at just above 70,000 cases. Deaths due to COVID-19 have also stalled their decline with approximately 2,000 per day.