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    Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don’t reopen

    July 8, 2020No Comments2 Mins Read
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    AP)— President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding if schools don’t reopen in the fall, and he lashed out at federal health officials over school reopening guidelines that he says are impractical and expensive.

    Taking to Twitter to voice his frustration, Trump argued that countries including Germany, Denmark and Norway have reopened schools “with no problems.” The Republican president also repeated his claim that Democrats want to keep schools closed for political reasons and not because of any risks associated with the coronavirus.

    “The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if US schools open before the November Election,” Trump said, “but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!”

    He did not immediately say what funding he would cut off or under what authority.

    Trump made the comments a day after launching an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen the nation’s schools and colleges this fall. At a White House event Tuesday, health and education officials argued that keeping students out of school for the fall semester would pose greater health risks than any tied to the coronavirus.

    Among those pushing for a fall reopening was the chief of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. But Trump on Wednesday said the agency’s school opening guidelines are “very tough and expensive.”

    “While they want them open, they are asking schools to do very impractical things. I will be meeting with them!!!” Trump wrote.

    The CDC’s director, Dr Robert Redfield, had emphasized that his agency’s guidelines were only recommendations, and he urged schools to find ways to reopen while minimizing the spread of COVID-19.

    (Source: Jamacia Observer)

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