Trump’s School-Opening Demand Dumps New Decisions on States
- CDC will issue new guidance after president lambasted it
- Safely reopening could cost each district $1.8 million
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Months after President Donald Trump fought with governors over how quickly to reopen stores, restaurants and workplaces closed by the pandemic, another battle with seismic economic ramifications is developing: whether and how students should return to classrooms.
The president said in tweets Wednesday that his own administration had issued guidance that was too tough, and that he would cut funding for schools that didn’t open their doors to students for the coming academic year. His White House Coronavirus Task Force later pushed for a full reopening of schools -- without providing any detailed guidance on how to bring all students back.