President Joe Biden tonight clarified the confusion over what would qualify as a reopening of the school, saying that reports that a school could be considered open if it was only open one day a week stemmed from a ‘ error in communication ‘.
Biden responded to a question from CNN’s Anderson Cooper, who asked: ‘Your government has set a goal to open the majority of schools in your first 100 days. You now say this means that the schools may only be open for at least one day. a week. ‘
Biden then intervened, saying there was an error in the communication of the standard.
“No, that’s not true,” he said. “That’s what was reported. It’s not true. It was a mistake in communication, but what I’m talking about is that I said I opened most schools in K to 8th grade because it is the easiest to open, the most necessary to be open about the impact on children and families who have to stay at home. ‘
Biden’s incoming government undertook last year to reopen ‘the majority of our schools’ in the first 100 days, but later Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, qualified that one day a week would count as a reopening.
“His goal is to keep the majority of schools – more than 50% – open by day 100 of his presidency,” she said. ‘And that means a little teaching in classrooms. So, at least one day a week. Hopefully it’s more. ”
As of Monday, a total of 28 states plus Washington DC had begun receiving all or some teachers and school staff the Covid-19 vaccine.
Although some states have announced that they are prioritizing teachers, the availability of vaccines remains across the country.
There are 22 countries where teachers are still unable to receive the vaccine as a specific group – although some educators may fall into the current age group that the state vaccines.
Some more context: The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stressed Sunday that masking and other mitigation measures are needed to reopen schools safely, saying “we have work to do” while teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19s. impact on education.
The CDC on Friday unveiled its long-awaited guidelines for reopening schools that focus on five key Covid-19 mitigation strategies: the universal and correct wearing of masks; physical distance; wash hands; cleaning facilities and improving ventilation; and contact detection, isolation and quarantine. Vaccinations and testing are not one of the “key” strategies the agency lays out, calling them ‘additional layers’ of Covid-19 prevention.
About 89% of children in the United States live in a country that is considered a red zone with high levels of Covid-19 transmission under the new school opening guidelines issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. prevention was shared, according to a CNN analysis of the federal data.
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