The greatest hinderance in reopening schools isn’t teachers unions, or “pod parents,” or school leaders, or teachers on social media, or even governors.
The greatest hinderance in reopening schools is Donald Trump. 1/
The greatest hinderance in reopening schools is Donald Trump. 1/
We need three things to reopen schools: 1) COVID-19 spread has to be under control outside of schools. 2) Schools need substantially more resources to reopen safely. 3) All stakeholders need an honest assessment of the risks involved. 2/
On all 3 of these Trump has been a miserable failure. He abdicated his role in stopping the spread of the virus by refusing to enact a coordinated national response, refusing to get states necessary resources, and refusing to set an example for his political base (eg, masks). 3/
He has done nothing to get schools more resources, particularly in time for a fall opening. And he& #39;s allowing states to go into a fiscal tailspin, which will massively damage school district budgets, further crippling their ability to reopen safely. 4/