Trump wants our children to be the guinea pigs

[Bob Ross]

President Donald Trump on Monday urged the nation's governors to "seriously consider" reopening schools as part of his push to restart the economy, though many states have already recommended against resuming the school year.

"Some of you might start thinking about school openings, because a lot of people are wanting to have school openings. It's not a big subject, young children have done very well in this disaster that we've all gone through," Trump told the governors on a teleconference call, according to audio of the call obtained by CNN.

He continued, "So a lot of people are thinking about the school openings. And I think it's something, Mike (Pence), they can seriously consider and maybe get going on it."

But this late in the school year, it's unlikely that many students will return to the classrooms in the immediate future.

www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/trump-governors-call/index.html

Well, since kids can't vote and aren't as good at MAGA, why not?  

(As an aside...who is this "a lot of people" he constantly refers to?)

[NastyWoman]

Apr 28, 2020 12:06:02 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

President Donald Trump on Monday urged the nation's governors to "seriously consider" reopening schools as part of his push to restart the economy, though many states have already recommended against resuming the school year.

"Some of you might start thinking about school openings, because a lot of people are wanting to have school openings. It's not a big subject, young children have done very well in this disaster that we've all gone through," Trump told the governors on a teleconference call, according to audio of the call obtained by CNN.

He continued, "So a lot of people are thinking about the school openings. And I think it's something, Mike (Pence), they can seriously consider and maybe get going on it."

But this late in the school year, it's unlikely that many students will return to the classrooms in the immediate future.

www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/trump-governors-call/index.html

Well, since kids can't vote and aren't as good at MAGA, why not?  

(As an aside...who is this "a lot of people" he constantly refers to?)

They are either the voices in his head, or the echoes he hears when tweeting seated on the golden throne IMO 

[djAdvocate]

Apr 28, 2020 12:06:02 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

President Donald Trump on Monday urged the nation's governors to "seriously consider" reopening schools as part of his push to restart the economy, though many states have already recommended against resuming the school year.

"Some of you might start thinking about school openings, because a lot of people are wanting to have school openings. It's not a big subject, young children have done very well in this disaster that we've all gone through," Trump told the governors on a teleconference call, according to audio of the call obtained by CNN.

He continued, "So a lot of people are thinking about the school openings. And I think it's something, Mike (Pence), they can seriously consider and maybe get going on it."

But this late in the school year, it's unlikely that many students will return to the classrooms in the immediate future.

www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/trump-governors-call/index.html

Well, since kids can't vote and aren't as good at MAGA, why not?  

(As an aside...who is this "a lot of people" he constantly refers to?)

you need a Trump Translator for that. 

"a lot of people are" means "I am".

you're welcome.

[billisonboard]

(As an aside...who is this "a lot of people" he constantly refers to?)

Brought to mind:

"The stock market this week posted its largest point loss in history, which a lot of people are now referring to as the 'Trump slump.'"

He then adds, "And by a lot of people, I mean me. The same way when Trump says 'a lot of people' are saying something, he just means he is."

Jost, to big laughs, continued, "So now all these people are coming up and saying, 'Trump Slump' and everyone is talking about this 'Trump Slump.' And how there's a 'Trump Slump.'" With the laughs growing, Jost closed, "And I can't even talk about the 'Trump Slump' without someone saying, 'How about Trump Slump?'... Anyway, that's the economy..."

A lot of people are saying 'SNL' trolled Trump perfectly

[Rukh O'Rorke]

#trumpslump


there you go folks - it's a wrap!

[giramomma]

My state republican lawmakers want to open up schools for the last week or so.

So badly they are willing to sue the governor over it.

I'll say it again. It might not be a bad idea, only to figure out what systems will work and not work if things aren't fully open by September.

I live urban, decent sized city. There's 2K kids at each of the four high schools. Most elementary schools have 350-500 kids attending.

Simply figuring out how to effectively and efficiently feed 500 kids in 1.5 hours is going to take some doing. And I'm guessing it's not going to go 100% perfect the first them they try it. I would even argue figuring out how to feed 250 kids that have to stay 6 feet apart at all times is going to take some doing and have issues that need to be worked on.

So, budget talks are happening now. Wouldn't it be better to figure out the extra expenses due to cleaning a classroom multiple times a day and figuring that into the budget now, rather than in October, when ..oh shit, all the cleaning wipes that the parents had to bring in as part of school supplies are all used up...now what do we do? We have no money to buy more cleaning supplies, but the parents will likely get pissed if they are told they need to donate more...

My public school system also did absolutely NO planning prior to schools being closed. There's simply no excuse for that. Our private school likely had the same access to information, and it was clear they'd been planning since late February for the school to be shut down starting March 13.  My public school system admin. sat with their thumbs up their rears assuming this would all blow over in a few weeks. 

[kadee79]

Just how many parents will be willing to send their kids to schools as guinea pigs?  I sure wouldn't if I had school age kids at home....even if it meant that one parent wouldn't be able to return to work.  In one parent homes, it might get tricky.

[giramomma]

Apr 28, 2020 14:09:48 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

Just how many parents will be willing to send their kids to schools as guinea pigs?  I sure wouldn't if I had school age kids at home....even if it meant that one parent wouldn't be able to return to work.  In one parent homes, it might get tricky.

I think it depends.

I'm leery of sending DD1 and DD2 to their private school, only because there are good number of parents that are in the medical field (drs, nurses, etc) and there's PPE shortages.

IF the medical community had proper protection and IF the school had a plan in place (which our school likely already does by now).....I'd send them back.

I look at the timeline as forcing action. Right? That's the important part. Folks are slow to act and plan.

We were given exactly one weekend to figure out how to manage school being closed down on top of our work schedules. I personally would like more time to figure out what my new work schedule is going to look like if the kids alternate school days..especially given that I have kids spread apart.

[Bob Ross]

Lol @ Trump Slump.

I've got a slightly different usage, in that when I need to take a , I say that I need to take a Trump. 

Not surprisingly, this confuses no one.

[bookkeeper]

Apr 28, 2020 16:19:53 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

Lol @ Trump Slump.

I've got a slightly different usage, in that when I need to take a , I say that I need to take a Trump. 

Not surprisingly, this confuses no one.

My brother in law refers to this as "sending a letter to Nancy Regan".  He was not a fan of just say no.

[thyme4change]

I would feel better about sending my daughter vs my son. My daughter goes to a smaller charter school that has a (how shall I say) different culture than my son's public school. A lot of overly involved, helicopter parents with insane expectations at mu daughter's school. It is a much smaller school, and the staff would be prepared to do what it takes.

My son's school has huge economic diversity and a very large population. Therr are kids from all over the spectrum - immigrants, foster kids, uninvolved parents, but also parents with money and education. It is a weird crowded school. I wouldn't even know where to begin to make that a safe place.

[thyme4change]

BTW- I am going to buy my son a car. He has been taking the city bus, but if they go back in the fall, I want him to avoid public transit.

[Wisconsin Beth]

Apr 28, 2020 14:22:55 GMT -5 giramomma said:

Apr 28, 2020 14:09:48 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

Just how many parents will be willing to send their kids to schools as guinea pigs?  I sure wouldn't if I had school age kids at home....even if it meant that one parent wouldn't be able to return to work.  In one parent homes, it might get tricky.

I think it depends.

I'm leery of sending DD1 and DD2 to their private school, only because there are good number of parents that are in the medical field (drs, nurses, etc) and there's PPE shortages.

IF the medical community had proper protection and IF the school had a plan in place (which our school likely already does by now).....I'd send them back.

I look at the timeline as forcing action. Right? That's the important part. Folks are slow to act and plan.

We were given exactly one weekend to figure out how to manage school being closed down on top of our work schedules. I personally would like more time to figure out what my new work schedule is going to look like if the kids alternate school days..especially given that I have kids spread apart.

My 6th grader is on the Early Start program.  She's scheduled to be done with school on 5/21.  I doubt we'd send her back. 

My 4th grader is on the Traditional Start program and he's scheduled to be done with school on 6/11.

My son's school is currently undergoing the summer cleaning.  The teachers do not expect to have classes inside of school until Sept. 

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

What it boils down to is that children are tremendous vectors of ALL disease.  It doesn't matter what, they just are.

The problem is that this is the group that is very likely to be asymptomatic.  This is also the group that will always have some sort of contact with an older person who IS more susceptible.