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35. Pence was asked today 'what is the plan for school opening'

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 03:28 PM

Jul 2020

He said 'to continue to do what we've done since the beginning'

so they think they have done everything right.....not really, but the think we're really, really stupid

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If schools reopen, it will be a total shit show. [View all] Dream Girl Jul 2020 OP

It "will" be. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #1

Yes I caught that. Dream Girl Jul 2020 #2

Parents with brains will not send their kids. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #3

At the same time, parents without income will have no choice (especially single parents). demmiblue Jul 2020 #4

What are those parents doing for day care now? onecaliberal Jul 2020 #7

I think a lot are surviving on unemployment ... or have been (depending on the state). demmiblue Jul 2020 #13

Yes, many are and will be between a rock and a hard place. It is truly an impossible situation Dream Girl Jul 2020 #16

Yes, and it especially affects women. demmiblue Jul 2020 #18

I understand. I live in a red county by all accounts is planning to send all kids back 5 days onecaliberal Jul 2020 #22

School is not daycare. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #51

School is not day care but it allows women to work while their children onecaliberal Jul 2020 #57

You seemed to be implying that if parents managed this summer, Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #58

You seem to be missing that not all children are school age. Their parents still have to work. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #63

Daughter in San Antonio not sending marlakay Jul 2020 #52

+1, Red Don understands GDP numbers will drop faster come Sept if 90% of kids aren't ***IN*** ... uponit7771 Jul 2020 #54

That's Pence's superpower... lame54 Jul 2020 #5

Honestly, I think PLANNING to reopen makes a lot of sense, even if it has to be delayed as Sept Hoyt Jul 2020 #6

I am so torn on this issue and the parents AND teachers are caught between a rock Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #8

There is really no easy answer. That's why I think we plan, including taking every precaution Hoyt Jul 2020 #12

There's no "torn", Trump didn't prop a sentinel process to send kids to school. No one want lung ... uponit7771 Jul 2020 #50

I believe they are torn. Many teacher "teach" because of a love of teaching. They certainly don't do Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #56

There is a lot of planning happening for a lot of scenarios. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #9

Agree. Preserving health and life should be priories in a sane world. Dream Girl Jul 2020 #17

Having scarred lungs or being dead or having dead parents will hurt kids futures more. uponit7771 Jul 2020 #49

Yeah, if that's a common occurrence. I'm still for planning and preparing Hoyt Jul 2020 #55

Compulsory education is the law, schools have mandatory attendance policies. sop Jul 2020 #10

That would be an interesting court case during a pandemic. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #14

Going to jail vs. putting children's lives in mortal danger to bolster the current regime? Paladin Jul 2020 #15

If the schools don't reopen it will continue to impact the economy Dream Girl Jul 2020 #20

Well, now. We wouldn't want to "Ontinur" things, now would we? (nt) Paladin Jul 2020 #23

Typo, I can't see very well due to a stroke. Dream Girl Jul 2020 #24

My epilepsy and diabetes 2 make me a smartass, sometimes. Paladin Jul 2020 #27

Even. We don't always know what others are going though. Dream Girl Jul 2020 #28

Glad to hear of your improvement. Best wishes. (nt) Paladin Jul 2020 #40

All they have to do is say they are home Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #19

States vary as to the barriers to home schooling. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #53

They are always allowed to pull their kids and home school becuz rw xtians love home schooling. hedda_foil Jul 2020 #21

Home schooling is the exception to mandatory attendance, but there are certain requirements sop Jul 2020 #30

Yes, someone has to be with the kids but a whole range of curricula for Florida are online. hedda_foil Jul 2020 #39

Worse than that... check TX experience re-opening daycare JCMach1 Jul 2020 #11

What about that 32% of the population who have not paid July's rent/house paying womanofthehills Jul 2020 #25

So much for that ol' conservative line: THINK OF THE CHILDREN TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #26

So, what is the plan for when teachers start coming down with Covid and there aren't enough world wide wally Jul 2020 #29

No plan at all. Trump NEVER has a plan except to BULLSHIT ABOUT EVERYTHING!! ElementaryPenguin Jul 2020 #32

Pence was asked today 'what is the plan for school opening' spanone Jul 2020 #35

We will lose all our teachers McCamy Taylor Jul 2020 #31

Our district is offering a choice, in person or virtual. We are doing virtual. Easy decision sadly. themaguffin Jul 2020 #33

I think schools CAN open responsibly Dorian Gray Jul 2020 #34

trump just thought this up, little to no thought went into it. spanone Jul 2020 #36

Oh yeah... Dorian Gray Jul 2020 #37

Well, the governors followed trump's suggestions and opened up states way too early.... spanone Jul 2020 #38

If I lived in Florida or Georgia or Texas Dorian Gray Jul 2020 #62

I don't get the impression that there's much of a plan at all Dream Girl Jul 2020 #44

That's the problem Dorian Gray Jul 2020 #45

Harvard is calling for a 3 day test for EVERYONE sentinel process, there's NO WAY a municipality uponit7771 Jul 2020 #48

do they or you fall into the higher risk category? pstokely Jul 2020 #59

I know this is a problem.... Dorian Gray Jul 2020 #61

It's not just the children who will get sick. smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #41

134,700 Dead on his watch. Now he wants us to trust him with our kids. spanone Jul 2020 #42

If schools are reopened on a national scale in Sept... LanternWaste Jul 2020 #43

Just once, I want to see someone tell Trump "NO". Initech Jul 2020 #47

there is no national school start date pstokely Jul 2020 #60

Oh this will be a colossal disaster. Initech Jul 2020 #46