<Anchor> While
President Trump has been accused of canceling his visa for international students who only attend online classes, elementary, middle and high schools have pressured to stop funding unless they open. Harvard University and MIT have even filed a lawsuit to stop regulating international student visas.
Correspondent Kim Yun-su reports from Washington.
<Reporter> In a
tweet today (9th), President Trump emphasized the justification of the opening of the fall semester, saying that schools are open in many countries, including Germany, Denmark and Norway.
In the meantime, they pushed to stop funding schools that did not open.
US Secretary of Education, DeVos, also urged the expansion of face-to-face classes.
[Deboss/US Secretary of Education: Ultimately, it's not about whether to open or not. It's not about how to open it. All schools have to be opened, and everything in the school needs to operate.] The
pressure to open schools is due to the fact that Trump's emphasis on economic normalization will be possible only when parents are brought back to work.
Teachers objected, saying it was a step that would put everyone at risk.
[Roadal/USA Orange County Teachers Union: Teachers worry not only because they are at risk, but also because students are at risk.]
Harvard University and MIT University decided to cancel visas for international students who only take online classes. Filed a lawsuit to prevent one action.
Harvard University President Vacau said the regulation of international student visas is only an unreasonable pressure to force face-to-face classes, and that he will push lawsuits so that foreign students can study without threat of deportation.
Trump stressed that "no funding will be discontinued if the school is not in elementary and middle school"
2020-07-08T23:30:48.287Z
While President Trump has been accused of canceling his visa for international students who only attend online classes, elementary, middle, and high schools have been pressured to stop funding unless they are opened.
Source: sbskr