President Trump insists on restarting school from the fall semester 8:14 on July 9
With more than 3 million people infected with the new coronavirus in the United States, President Trump argued that the school should be restarted from the fall semester, a move towards national normalization for the presidential election in November There seems to be a desire to accelerate.
President Trump wrote on Twitter that in many countries, such as Germany and Denmark, schools have restarted without problems. If they do not restart, they may cut off their budget. Using the country as an example, he argued that schools that had taken leave of school or online classes due to the new coronavirus should be restarted from the fall semester.
In addition, he said he was skeptical of the guidelines of the US government, saying, "I cannot agree with the very strict guidelines for school reopening of the CDC = Center for Disease Control.
He added, "The economy and employment are growing much faster than anyone except me. The percentage of people killed by the Chinese virus is lower than any other country." However, he criticized it again and emphasized that the effect of the spread of infection is limited.
In the United States, more than 3 million people are infected with the new coronavirus, and there are some people who are cautious about restarting the school.However, President Trump is planning to restart the school promptly for the fall presidential election. It seems that there is also a desire to accelerate the movement toward normalization of.
Addition of Documents Supplementing Presidential Concerns
President Trump has complained that the CDC = Center for Disease Control Center's guidelines for reopening schools are too strict.
Against this backdrop, Vice President Pence, who is in charge of countermeasures against the new coronavirus in the Trump administration, said in a press conference held at the White House on the 8th, "I would like to avoid situations where schools are unable to restart due to too strict guidelines. , Will publish five new documents that supplement the guidelines," and added that, in response to the President's concerns, additional documents supplementing the guidelines will be added.
Meanwhile, CDC director Redfield, who was present at the conference, said, "The guidelines are just to facilitate school reopening, not the conditions for reopening," and emphasized that the guidelines do not prevent school reopening. did.
Governor Cuomo of NY “Reopening school is a state decision”
There has been some opposition to President Trump's argument that the school should be restarted from the fall semester.
Governor Cuomo of the State of New York at a press conference on the 8th prepared a slide saying "School reopening is a state decision" and emphasized that the President has no right to decide to reopen school.
He also complained that President Trump was dissatisfied with the guidelines for reopening the CDC Center for Disease Control, saying, "Does the President know better than his own experts about how to protect children? ".
Meanwhile, Lilly Esquelsen, chairman of the American Union of Educational Workers' Union of Education, told the US media on the 7th, "If we mishandle our children, our children could die. Some children may have allergies,” he emphasized, ensuring that child safety is a priority, not just resuming.