This is outrageous, John:

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is calling on schools across the country to re-open and resume in-person classes this fall, in clear disregard of social distancing recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control.

DeVos is even threatening to withhold federal funding from schools that choose not to reopen their doors in the fall.

We can’t allow partisan rhetoric and political goals to determine whether it’s safe for our children to congregate in schools again.

Congress needs to step in immediately to keep our children safe from Betsy DeVos and Donald Trump.

If you agree, add your name to DFA’s petition demanding Congress require schools to follow the advice of health experts and scientific research, not extremist politicians spewing unscientific partisan rhetoric >>

The decision to send kids back to school needs to be informed by the public health experts, not dictated by politicians threatening to withhold critical funding.

Anything less is just dangerous and needlessly puts our kids at risk.

That’s why we need Congress to step in here. We can’t allow Trump and DeVos to play politics with our kids’ wellbeing.

It's up to us to show overwhelming grassroots support to make this happen.

Will you add your name to our petition today calling on Congress to step in and require schools to follow the public health experts, not partisan rhetoric?

Thank you for raising your voice to protect our schools and our kids today. Let’s keep working and keep fighting.

Together, we’ll defeat Donald Trump and take power away from people like Betsy DeVos this November.

— Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America