Disappointing that @BetsyDeVosED went on national TV with not solutions on HOW to reopen schools safely and instead spent her segment politicizing reopening. As a teacher, it is obvious she does not support me. https://twitter.com/betsydevosed/status/1280882260279951362
“Adults are more interested in their own issues than they are about serving their students.”

Yes, I am DEFINITELY interested in my own issue of staying well and alive and keeping my family well AS WELL AS my own children staying well and safe at their own schools.
Also, the use of the word “serve” really bothers me.

I LOVE my students...but teaching is my JOB. I am not “serving” anyone. I am not a martyr to be sacrificed to “serve” my students.
“...no reason to withhold full time education...”

NO school is throwing in the towel and not educating our students if teaching remotely. I worked all hours of the day/night to accommodate my HS students who were caring for siblings or working this spring.
Every. Single. Teacher. would rather have campuses open and be able to get back to business as usual.

@BetsyDeVosED, it is literally your job to lead on how to make that happen in a way that keeps school employees and our students SAFE. Yet you have failed to do this.
She claims that Washington DC was a “disaster this spring.”

Yes, @BetsyDeVosED, for many school districts it WAS a disaster trying to flip education on a dime & try to educate when no one had any idea what was happening.

This was made harder by you failing to provide guidance.
She claims that DC school district is “elite” has $16,000 per student...and they still faced disastrous outcomes this spring.

Imagine how it was in school districts that are underfunded.

And yet @BetsyDeVosED and @realDonaldTrump are threatening withholding funds.
“Adults who are fear-mongering and making excuses have got to stop doing it”

@BetsyDeVosED is basically giving the “shut up and dribble” response to teachers.

Just be quiet and go to school.
We need baby-sitters.
“Serve” your economy.
I hope my students don’t have a mourn the loss of a classmate or employee from my school.

I hope my children don’t have to mourn the loss of a classmate of employee at their school.

I hope @BetsyDeVosED mourns the loss of the school employee lives that will be on her hands.
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