Trump, CDC, and state authorities clash over plans to reopen schools

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There are over 13,500 school districts in the United States. Each district will have to develop and defend their plan to reopen or close schools to parents, faculty, staff and students. 

Dissent at the state level

Gov. Cuomo of New York said on Monday that New York has made no decision concerning schools. “We obviously very much would like to. Nobody even knows the effect that this is going to have on students, socialization of young students, et cetera.” Citing the “fluid situation” and rapidly evolving situation, Gov. Cuomo has asked every school district in New York to come up with a reopening plan. 

The state of Florida is significantly fractured on this issue. Florida Education Association President Fedrick Ingram tweeted on Tuesday during the National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America’s Schools, “I don’t disagree with the sentiment that the goal should be to have kids on campus. But hope isn’t a goal. They [The Trump Administration] are doing nothing to provide the steps necessary to meet the goal.”